Therefore, if nature is in any way affected by
God at a fundamental level, its being influenced would not have to be imagined as a completely passive reception of divine causal force.
Setting aside the fact that there is no more evidence for a
god, heaven, or hell than there is for extraterrestrial life, unicorns, or a race of mole people who seek to destroy the surface world, you have to recognize that religions,
at a
fundamental level, punish those who deny their faith, be it in this life or the next.