Full Idea
Gnostic traditions envisage a supreme God that created the universe and then withdrew into itself, leaving the world to be ruled by a lesser god, or Demiurge, which might be indifferent or hostile to mankind.
Gist of Idea
Gnosticism has a supreme creator God, giving way to a possibly hostile Demiurge
Source
John Gray (Seven Types of Atheism [2018], Intro)
Book Reference
Gray,John: 'Seven Types of Atheism' [Penguin 2019], p.5
A Reaction
It doesn't seem to solve any problems, given that the first God is 'supreme', and is therefore responsible for the introduction and actions of the later Demiurge.