Dystheism

Dystheism (from Ancient Greek: δυσ-, romanized: dus-, lit. 'bad'; θεός, theos, 'god') is the belief that a god is not wholly good and can even be considered evil. Definitions of the term somewhat vary, with one author defining it as "where God decides to become malevolent".^[1]

The broad theme of dystheism has existed for millennia, as shown by tricksters found in ethnic religions and by various interpretations of the Supreme Being of monotheistic religions. For example, the Abrahamic creator deity, when evaluated from outside the perspective of the Abrahamic religions, can be seen as inappropriately cruel, vengeful and hypocritical.