you also have to remember that the ruling class has been using christianity as an ideological tool to justify themselves for more a millennium and a half. the broader term for this ideology is ‘veneer theory’, ie that ‘civilization’ is a thin veneer (the church, the state, etc) keeping us from giving in to our true, savage, nature. the idea that people are brutish selfish and cruel is a myth that is deeply baked into every aspect of western society. it is used to justify the state, the rich, police, wars, slavery, inequality, and just about every other cruelty you can imagine. but the evil you witness or perceive is a result of those systems, not a natural or inevitable state of affairs.

Before making big assumptions about the behaviors and wants of deities, please carefully examine your relationship with your parents and how they treated you.

i dont even mean to be disrespectful by saying so but god is genuinely on the same level as santa claus or the easter bunny to me i cannot wrap my mind around how people wholeheartedly believe in it as adults