P.S. I do think the god of the Genesis story is a real sadist.
The Old Testament God is a petulant child with infinite power. Very reminiscent of the character Anthony Fremont in Jerome Bixby's story, "It's a Good Life." (It was made into a Twilight Zone episode in the '60s, starring Billy Mumy.)
"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything." - Friedrich Nietzsche