Why are we here?

[SteveII]

You are missing the point. YOU decided not to mend the relationship that YOUR sin damaged. You cannot be in the presence of God (heaven) without mending that relationship. This is the consequence of your free will--God cannot mend it for you--it MUST be your choice.

No, no, I get your point.  It's just the same drivel all Christians write.  Here, I'll make it clear for you:

Any god that would punish someone with an eternity of pain and torture for a finite crime is a tyrant.  Any god that would demand belief over everything else, especially when they provide absolutely 0 credible, verifiable evidence for its existence, and therefore considers unbelief to be among the worst sins, is a psychopath.  Neither trait engenders the desire to join its flock.

Really, the "repent now!" stuff is incredibly childish.  It's the religious version of "do you want me to tell your father when he gets home?"  I'm not six years old any more.  Your vague threats of eternal damnation or else only serve to solidify the idea that your god is something I'd much rather work against than with/for.

So, when you chant your party line about punishment, you want me to avoid the topic of...what? reasons for and avoidance of that punishment? Oh, wait, you just want to hear yourself talk and justify your position in your mind. 

I find the level of condescension here to be off the charts most of the time. You feel like you have all arrived at some enlightened mental stage. It is entertaining to watch.