Gnostic Atheism? WTF?

[ThePinsir]

Hell, according to my denomination's version of Judeo-Christian teaching, is this:

God is the source of all good. Anything good in this world is from God. Anything evil is the result of man's separation from God through sin. In the end, there are two places. Heaven, where God resides, and Hell, where God is not. Obviously, if that place is entirely cut off from God, there will be no good there. The reason that people wind up in hell is because they held onto there evil nature. Evil is like antimatter, good is like matter. God has so much good in him, it will completely destroy any evil with which it comes into contact. This is why people in the bible weren't allowed to look at the Face of God, because they would die. It's not that God is trying to kill or torture anyone. If they would just get rid of their evil nature they would be able to dwell with Him, instead of apart from Him.

Fixed for you, in bold.

Also, Isiah 45:7. According to your holy book, your god creates evil.

"I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things."

About my claim of knowledge: Woud you, JimmyNeutron, say, matter-of-factly "Superman does not exist?" What about Thor? I bet you'd claim with 100% confidence Lord Shiva doesn't exist.

Superman, unicorns and leprechauns are physical beings that should leave evidence of their existence, even if they were hiding. An undefined mind behind the Big Bang is, IMHO, another matter. We don't yet know enough to rule out that there is any kind of conscious thought behind the universe the way we can with these other beings.

The deistic undefined mind behind the Big Bang is a result of human incredulity, ignorance, and (I think) a human impulse to want to anthropomorphise EVERYTHING. Why should I suppose that this being wouldn't leave evidence of its existence, even if it were hiding?