Any Creator who gets His jollies trying to persuade mortals to fear Him, gets no respect from me.
From the Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Main Entry: 1fear
Pronunciation: 'fir
Date: before 12th century
transitive senses
1 archaic : FRIGHTEN
2 archaic : to feel fear in (oneself)
3 : to have a reverential awe of (fear God)
4 : to be afraid of : expect with alarm
intransitive senses : to be afraid or apprehensive
- fear·er noun
Who said anything about a creator doing it to get "jollies"?