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Full Idea
The Gnostics thought the demiurge or creator pursues its own interests without regard for what this does to us, a being lacking in wisdom and goodness, as seen by its deluding itself into thinking that it is God, and demanding worship.
Gist of Idea
The Gnostic demiurge (creator) is deluded, and doesn't care about us
Source
Michael Frede (A Free Will [1997], Intro)
Book Ref
Frede,Michael: 'A Free Will' [Univ of California 2011], p.11
A Reaction
Frede mentions Irenaeus as a source of this view. The idea that the Great Being doesn't care about us seems a fairly accurate observation.
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