Quote:What, exactly, am I being forgiven for?
That's the big rub. I see no reason to seek forgiveness. Only those whom I have wronged have the right to expect repentance from me, and I will never seek to atone for breaking completely unreasonable rules. Even if God existed, I would not owe him anything.
If anything, God owes humanity, not the other way around. Being a father does not entitle one to be abusive and neglectful to his children.