(July 9, 2013 at 9:40 pm)Consilius Wrote: By 'demand', I don't mean coerced out of people, but naturally deserved.
No, not coerced. He just killed everyone that didn't give it.
(July 9, 2013 at 9:40 pm)Consilius Wrote: Think of it as a police officer and a civilian.
Your analogy here fails to take into account my objections. You are comparing a human in position of authority to the alleged creator of the universe. What I want to know is why a god that is omniscient, omnipotent, infinitely wise, and not only knows the underpinnings of all existence but brought about existence himself is concerned with such petty things like whether or not some hairless primates stuck on a blue rock respect him or not.