Mar 31, 2008

Demiurge

Demiurge the Latinized form of Gk. demiourgos (δημιουργός), lit. “public or skilled worker” (from demos “common people” + ergos “work”) and hence a “maker”, “artisan” or “craftsman”. In later philosophical and religious language it became a term for a creator deity, responsible for the creation of the physical universe.

The term also appears in Gnosticism. In Gnosticism, the material universe is seen as evil, and the demiurge is the creator of the material universe. Therefore, as the creator of the material universe, the demiurge must be evil.

This word is a perfect insult, what with its connotations of “evil creator”. For example: Bush, being responsible for the Iraq war, is a fucking demiurge.

Now, if I could only find a way to work this into conversation…

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