Quote:The claim certainly makes the modern Atheist's job a lot easier.
Definitely true. If God was portrayed as extremely powerful but imperfect, it would be a lot easier to understand the behavior ascribed to him, and the evolution from 'completely self-centered jealous sociopath' to 'hockey-playing Jesus' would make sense as the evolution of a bratty (but talented) child into a (more) rational, empathetic adult. You could sell the religions on the basis of "God may have started out shitty but he's kind of gotten better".
If you insist he's all-powerful and completely perfect, then his behavior suggests the worst imaginable evil.