yeah.... I'd love to say that I'm an atheist because I was a child genius who saw right through the bullshit, but this is definitely a more likely explanation. The actual "hard thinking" came a fair bit later...
We honed our multiplication skills figuring out how many ceiling tiles, light fixtures or trim pieces there were up there. The crushing boredom was real.
Unless it was the removal of a heretic in their midst. God sees all, knows all, giveth and taketh away, and this way he inspires his followers while culling the unworthy. Two birds, one sacrifice, etc.