[js1138]

But you would have to think in order to understand your point, and that would require using your mind, which you were forbidden to do.

[BMCDA]

Well, that's the trick. With that method you can sort out the toadies. So in the end he rewards those who use their minds although it is "forbidden" because he expects you to ignore that prohibition. Of course such a god does not exist in all the major religions.