Paul Gould on evidence for god

Gould says:

Consider the common mantra of those who don't believe in God. They pose this challenge: "If God exists, then why doesn't he make himself more obvious? If there was any evidence for God, then I'd believe in him." Really? Is it that simple? The common challenge is problematic for two reasons. First, it wrongly assumes that no evidence for God exists and that God's existence isn't obvious. And second, it assumes that if the evidence for God were available, belief would automatically follow. But what if the problem goes deeper? what if there is a problem with our perception itself? What if the disease that hinders our belief distorts how we see?

Cultural Apologetics. Zondervan: Grand Rapids, MI. 2019. p. 38.