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If I thought that my deity would punish a very humble, kind, compassionate person simply due to a lack of faith, I might decide that deity wasn't worth a seconds worship.

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Foolish, considering the outcome.

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If what you were saying was true, then anyone under the thumb of a powerful dictator should bow down and grovel at their feet merely in hopes of gaining their disdainful mercy.
Since we both know you don't actually believe that...what did you really mean??