If there is no God, then, one may ask

[The Reality Salesman01]

A supernatural dictator that controls the ebb and flow of everything, intervening in trivial events in peoples lives such as football games, elections, and careers, but being unable to redirect tsunamis away from millions of innocent people? Having His hands tied when it comes to the rape and torture of children? Being omniscient, and creating a life form capable of causing and experiencing the torment caused by these things, as well as the things themselves? An all powerful God, with morality so infinitely superior to ours, but looks after only his own? This type of celestial Governor? There's something severely wrong with people that have this idea of God. I think the word God is misleading, and there are probably plenty of people that have a more rational idea of what they mean when they use it. However, the people that use it with regards to any Gods associated with any given doctrine cannot associate themselves with any such rational interpretation. They are all rooted in an idea of earning God's favor. If making excuses for the monstrosities that God must allow is what is necessary in order to receive my ticket to heaven, then I would gladly give my ticket up. There is no way to accept that any such God could have such an unacceptable résumé. If there is a God, it's nothing like what is commonly defended. Those versions don't even meet human standards of morality, much less an ultimate one. That much is clear.