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29. Religion / A. Polytheistic Religion / 4. Dualist Religion

23313	The Gnostic demiurge (creator) is deluded, and doesn't care about us [Frede,M]
	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.
	From: Michael Frede (A Free Will [1997], Intro)
	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.