Why do atheists not love a G-d that does not stop punishing them harder and harder in this world and the next until they surrender to Him?

And what’s the deal with needing love so bad from people who don’t even believe you exist? That’s like an imaginary friend throwing a tantrum because you won’t play with them. “Oh, you don’t believe in me? I’m gonna make your life miserable!” Yeah, that’ll really convince someone.

It’s like saying, “Hey, I’m going to keep hitting you with this stick until you love me!” Yeah, that’s not love… that’s a hostage situation! And let’s not even get started on the part where this God is supposedly so loving and merciful that He’ll keep roasting you in the afterlife for not loving Him back. Talk about a toxic relationship! It’s like God’s got the world's worst PR team: “Love me, or else... forever.”

Why don't atheists love a God who keeps punishing them? Well, let’s break it down like this: Imagine you’ve got this neighbor who keeps breaking into your house, smashing your stuff, and leaving notes that say, “I’ll stop if you just admit I’m the best neighbor ever.” Now, would you love this guy? Or would you maybe think he’s got a few screws loose? See, atheists look at this whole “God punishing you until you love Him” thing kind of the same way.

Hello, I have a question about astral projection. I started to get interested in this a little while after my mum passed in april. I thought I may be able to see her and speak with her if I managed to achieve astral projection. Since this interest, every time i sleep on my back I go into sleep paralysis. However, I cant progress into astral projection because it is very scary for me as I feel like I'm suffocating when this happens. I panic and force myself to wake up. This only ever happened about once a year before this. It sometimes lasts a long time. This has happened about 3 times per week since my mum died, as mentioned on a previous post. I no longer try to go into it anymore(due to the suffocating feeling), but it still happens. I read that sleep paralysis is the pathway to astral projection. Why has this started to happen so frequently since simply taking an interest in it? Is this connected to the afterlife? I am concerned about it as I now cannot seem to stop this happening. Could it be my mum trying to communicate? Im asking due to more knowledge around this in this group.

So, no, atheists don’t love a God who’s all about eternal punishment because they’d rather live in a world where love doesn’t come with threats. Besides, they’re too busy enjoying life here and now to worry about appeasing an invisible cosmic bully with serious insecurity issues.