IsoSpandytoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml·6 months agoIs there a specific religious term for the belief "God exists and he is evil"?message-squarearrow-up1347arrow-down126message-square197file-textfedilink
arrow-up1321arrow-down1message-squareIs there a specific religious term for the belief "God exists and he is evil"?IsoSpandytoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml·6 months agomessage-square197file-textfedilink
I am not an atheist, I genuinely believe that God exists and he is evil, like a toddler who fries little ants with a lens.
minus-squareUltravioletEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down0·6 months agoedit-26 months agolinkfedilinkSomewhat pedantically speaking, the belief that an evil god exists (exclusively or otherwise) is dystheism. Misotheism is the hatred of a god or gods. Dystheism implies misotheism, but they’re not exactly the same.
minus-squaremelpomenesclevagearrow-up2arrow-down0·6 months agolinkfedilinkValid. Though misotheism at least implies the person being identified as such thinks god(s) (is/are) morally fuckex
Somewhat pedantically speaking, the belief that an evil god exists (exclusively or otherwise) is dystheism. Misotheism is the hatred of a god or gods. Dystheism implies misotheism, but they’re not exactly the same.
Valid. Though misotheism at least implies the person being identified as such thinks god(s) (is/are) morally fuckex