If there was a loving God, would you accept him?

[The Valkyrie]

Well, you don't know me so you can't speak on my behalf.

Well, I can speak on the behalf of the torturer, that if he is skilled, he can make you believe in anything or force you to say anything that he wants.
Jean of Arc has faced death by fire because she believed that she was chosen by God, and that she would go to heaven if she stood firm and true through the excruciatingly painful punishment she had received.
What do you have to show for?

To help people and, hopefully, make the world a slightly better place by my presence.

Very nice Something that would help you to withstand torture, eh?

I chose it for myself.

Well, everybody does that. It is the basis that matters.

People die for their convictions every day, whether that conviction be religious or something else.

Because a person was tortured to death for their religion neither devalues their sacrifice or those who have died for other convictions. Unless, of course, those convictions are in direct conflict with the wellbeing of others.