Why Is God Evil? | Three Body Problem

When God hates humanity, things get brutal. This goes for sci-fi and theology.Uploaded 25-05-24Full conversation with James McGrath here: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkeptic In Cixin Liu’s Three Body Problem and the rest of the Remembrance of Earth's Past Trilogy, the aliens called the San-Ti or Trisolarans are hostile to humanity. They pose as gods to subjugate humanity. This plot line has a kind of precedent in the Apocryphon of John, a text formerly called gnostic. They ask the question: What if God was evil or malicious?If you liked the Three Body Problem Netflix show, The Dark Forest, or Death’s End, or the work of New Testament Dr. James McGrath, you might appreciate this perspective.How Dune Gets the Cognitive Science of Religion Exactly Right:https://youtu.be/jhRHQDm2dBs?si=oy6HktY80h8kCl3sEdited by Eric Murphy. His channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/SkepticGenerationSUPPORTPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GeneticallyModifiedSkepticPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/GMSkepticEquipment to help the channel: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1AXW6872WR436?ref_=wl_shareNon-sectarian Biblical Studies Courses by Dr. Bart Ehrman (affiliate link):https://www.bartehrman.com/gms/FOLLOWTwitter: https://twitter.com/gm_skepticFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/GMSkeptic/Resources for atheists in needFind a Secular Therapist: https://www.seculartherapy.orgRecovering from Religion helps connect those who are leaving or have left their religion with support, resources and community: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/#rfr-welcomeResources for Ex-Mu’s: https://exmuslims.org/our-resources/Chapters:00:00 IntroThis video contains 100% therapeutic grade skepticism.**This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA