Why should anyone even want a relationship with God?

[John V]

The rules you must follow to have this are arbitrary and nigh-impossible to actually fulfill.

Not nigh-impossible, plain old impossible. That's why there's a savior ya know.

There's no evidence that even those sorry rewards are actually real, so why should I waste my precious time working on them?

So don't. Doesn't bother me. I find it interesting though that you waste your time bitching about it all. Seems to contradict your claim that your time is precious.