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In some works, this being is the supreme deity of a [[Fantasy Pantheon]], while in others, the being is a powerful monotheistic deity, with some works casting the [[God|Big Guy]] himself -- or his [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|nearest fantasy analogue]] -- in the role. Sometimes, the being [[A God Am I|calling itself a god]] ... isn't. Its powers are just so close to omnipotent that it makes no difference.
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== Beliefs ==
* Several theological and philosophical concepts involve a belief in an evil, incompetent or indifferent God:
** ''Maltheism'' (from ''mal'', meaning bad/sickness and ''theism'' [[Captain Obvious|meaning theism]]) is the belief that a God or Gods exist, but they are malevolent or incompetent. Few religions have a wholly maltheistic view of the world, though several include maltheistic strands - for example, gods of evil, such as Ate (the Goddess of Evil, Folly, and Destruction) in Hellenistic mythology. Abrahamic belief in the Devil can be seen as a variant - although the exact nature (or even his existence) of the devil is not universally agreed on in Abrahamic theology, he is often construed as a supernatural agency with malicious intentions for humans. A related concept is ''Hypothetical Maltheism'', used as a criticism of religion by agnostics and atheists (see Richard Dawkins quotation below), which holds that, if God exists, he would be unworthy of worship due to the ''[
{{quote| '''[[Rational Wiki]]''': Maltheism is the idea that God...is like a kid who keeps removing pool ladders in [[The Sims]].}}
** ''Misotheism'' ("hatred of Gods") is a related concept to ''Maltheism'', but is more active in its meaning - rather than mere belief in a malevolent God, misotheism is an outright hatred of said God. [[Older Than Feudalism]], maltheistic positions and characters appear in Icelandic sagas and in some Hellenistic sagas. It is distinct from Maltheism in the sense that, whilst Maltheism is the position that God is unworthy of worship, Misotheism is ''active hatred'' for God. Frequently leads to [[Hollywood Atheist|Hollywood atheism]].
{{quote| '''[[Pitch Black|Riddick]]''': I absolutely believe in God...And I absolutely hate the [[Precision F-Strike|f***er]]}}
** ''Dystheism'' ("ungodly") is the belief that God is not wholly good, and possibly (though not necessarily) evil. It differs from maltheism in that it draws no conclusions about whether said God is worthy of worship - a maltheist is always a dystheist but a dystheist is not always a maltheist. Many ancient religions were dystheistic in nature - Hellenistic and Norse mythology, with jealous Gods who interfere in mortal affairs (and mortal women) but who still demanded respect and sacrifice being the best-known examples. Since [[World War Two]], more specifically the Holocaust, [
{{quote| '''Walter Savage Landor:''' Men in all age and nations have displayed more zeal in pulling the Gods down towards their own level than raising themselves up to the level of God. }}
* [[Useful Notes/Gnosticism|Gnosticism]] holds that the God of the material universe is a petty, [[It's All About Me|self-centered]] tyrant who believes himself to be the absolute God, when he's in fact the creation of a greater (and more benevolent) being known as Sophia, who is herself a wayward angelic servant of the true God of the spiritual universe.
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