I wonder if we don't make cruel gods because, on some level, we desire punishment. Yet still, we need hope. So our cruel gods give us new chances, however small, however horrid. "I shall give you a smile whilst I destroy all you've held dear." Or is it, "Despair comes, and I will gift you hope. So go forth and do better." Gods are tricky in that way, on equal hands amusing and horrible. But most importantly, a "surely" "Shirley" joke is always a winner.
I wonder if we don't make cruel gods because, on some level, we desire punishment. Yet still, we need hope. So our cruel gods give us new chances, however small, however horrid. "I shall give you a smile whilst I destroy all you've held dear." Or is it, "Despair comes, and I will gift you hope. So go forth and do better." Gods are tricky in that way, on equal hands amusing and horrible. But most importantly, a "surely" "Shirley" joke is always a winner.