Did the gods (god) create us?

[Thorne]

Yes, and in some cases it's necessary to beat them to death.

Gods!!
I do not believe that this is religion, unless the people were insane from fear of hell! If not, I think they were just insane.

I recommend that you look up the book mentioned in that entry, "To Train Up a Child" and see what that's all about. Some of the techniques used by the authors would make Torquemada blush. And remember too that the phrase, "Spare the rod and spoil the child" comes from the Bible.