Again we hear the call for empirical proof of God's existance, and that if he was fair dinkum he would end all suffering.

Well I'm not sure that God exists, but if he does then it is apparent that what he wants is not a Truman Show. Therefore he will not reveal himself just because you require it of him. Neither will he end all suffering because some of his creations think it's just not fair.

I used to be a surfer. There was a joke that if you couldn't see any sharks then there weren't any there.