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It is said by the faithful that God has the right to do whatever he pleases to humans because he created them. I disagree. Let's explore that idea:

If you create a true artificial intelligence, are you morally justified in doing whatever you want to that creation? Can you hurt them if you want?


Imagine a hypothetical AI being of the kind we see in science fiction; truly real persons that are artificially created.
Is it a moral action for you to cause that being to suffer if they do not meet your standards? Are you morally right to do that? They are utterly your creation, they do not exist without your act of creation. Does that mean you can torture them or abuse them or subjugate them and still be morally justified?

That is the argument that theists use for god having the right to inflict suffering on humanity.
Is it still a satisfying argument when we remove the conceits we allow for god?
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GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M
God is not man to have very little wisdom. God is God and we're not.

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11 The Word of God and not man.

Walk with the wise and become wise,
for a companion of fools suffers harm.
Proverbs 13:20 The Word of God and not man.

Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
Romans 13:10 The Word of God and not man.

God is Love and not man.