So God used to show up all the time, smiting nonbelievers, doing ventriloquist acts with pyrotechnic shurbberies, rivers of bloods, creeping death, plagues of boils, etc, then he decided “Hey I’m God, I’m not making public appearances anymore.” Then his Son stepped into the family business until he got called home and he just makes guest appearances in baked goods nowadays. This is Erickson’s belief.