Why do people worship their favorite imaginary deity out of fear?

The Bible has lots of stories where people were forced to worship the God character out of fear. They were frightened that he would kill them if they didn't comply with his demands to be worshiped. He did kill hordes of people who rejected his demands and he is always threatening to kill all of humanity unless people cater to his every whim.

Are you fearful of incurring his wrath?

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BlueSkyKing · M

"A child is not a Christian child, not a Muslim child, but a child of Christian parents or a child of Muslim parents. This latter nomenclature, by the way, would be an excellent piece of consciousness-raising for the children themselves. A child who is told she is a 'child of Muslim parents' will immediately realize that religion is something for her to choose -or reject- when she becomes old enough to do so.”
― Richard Dawkins

kentex35 · 100+, M

@BlueSkyKing religion is like the fingers on a hand they are all different but still lead to the same place

Grateful4you · M

@kentex35 I agree. The hand is ONE. Just as you and me are caught in a rare and complicated tapestry in the end, we are as we started ONE though with many threads.