(May 10, 2018 at 2:58 pm)Khemikal Wrote:(May 10, 2018 at 2:15 pm)Hammy Wrote: You're conflating worship and belief there. Even if those people wouldn't worship (hence why they are anti-theists rather than atheists) they would still believe. Belief is not a choice. Either you are convinced or you are not. There is no such thing as refusing to believe (or choosing to believe) via 'open rebellion'. Belief isn't like that.
Personally I think it's irrational to say that you wouldn't worship a God that was threatening you with eternal hellfire.
I make it a habit not to bow down to people who threaten or extort me. Theres a rational reason for that..and also the a-rational brute facts of my disposition.
My intuition is that if you were actually threatened by an all powerful deity with an eternity of maximum possible suffering... you'd soon change your mind.
