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Eternal Torment is the agony of the soul is its self-imposed separation from Him...If you exalt yourself against God, you are the loser.
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If you tell me you are the best bowler in the universe and I disagree or question the statement is that exalting myself against you? No. If I were we say, "You suck, I'm better than you, worship me the best bowler in the universe," that's exalting myself.
If I question the existence of God, am I exalting myself against God? No, I am in doubt. If I claim I am a God, that's a different story.
To claim your creations have "free will" and then snatch it away when they dare to disagree with you is not only the act of a nasty, petulant child. Who would tolerate a friend or lover who constantly treats us that way? Why do some tolerate it in their God?
I believe God is more mature than I, or especially that petulant child I mentioned. If there is a heaven then it will be a great awakening where, without animosity or sadistic torment, I realize where I have strayed and where I have chosen the right path. And yes, perhaps my creator and I will share more than a few laughs about it all.