[mburbank]

I'm pretty sure God doesn't accept "Hedging your bets" as a sincere basis for faith.

I'm also pretty sure "fear of punishment" isnt acceptable as as a basis for faith. Any petty tyrant can achioeve that, and I think God aspires to a bit more.

The fact that your conception of God would use the same methods to achieve obedience that behaviorist psychologists use on rats comes as no surprise to me.