God isn't a selfish jerk but he won't let humans do whatever they want. He is just and fair according to Christianity. — René Descartes

Yes, but all we have to go on are scriptures written by man. Of course they may be true, but they also may not be, or it may have been a lie to test man, such as when God told Abraham to kill Isaac.

You also missed out the possibility that every religion actually follows the same God, and that each God is actually the same God or Gods, just in different forms. — René Descartes

That is definitely a possibility, but considering how abstract some of the more obscure religions deities are, or the non-Abrahamic ones (Gilgamesh, Quetzacotl, the Horned God, etc) I feel it's more likely that there are multiple different possibilities.

The same is also true of the claim that we're rewarded iff we believe and punished iff we don't believe. — Michael

That is true, but since there is no chance of reward from lack of belief, there's no reason not to.

Except the alleged punishment is eternal suffering. That's a bad thing, whether or not God is a selfish jerk. — Michael

Of course, but my point is if heaven is run by such a petty and selfish God, it would be eternal suffering either way, so it becomes a non-issue.


However, I appreciate all the feedback, and thanks for the welcome.