I asked "Why would a loving God torture people who don't suck up to it?" These are some of the best answers.

Why would a loving God torture people who don't suck up to it?

"I couldn't tell you. A bigger question is why people would willingly worship such a horrid being. Abrahamic religion must be the Universe's biggest case of Stockholm syndrome ever."
-- PhotonX

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"Because (pretending for a moment that he actually exists) God is a dictatorial tyrant, and that’s exactly what dictatorial tyrants do."
-- The Lord is my Shetland

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"No, of course not. Further, if you read the Old Testament you'll quickly come to realize that the god depicted there is a moral monster, the farthest thing from loving."
-- Ben

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"Because it was invented by primitives who thought a god would act like an ancient warlord."
-- Anonymous

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"Because certain humans (the creators of the "loving" gods) are prone to torturing people who don't suck up to them."
-- IOM