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'''Misotheism ''' (μισόθεος a compound of μίσος "hatred" and θεός "god") is the hating the gods, or hatred of God. The term has its history origin in the Aeschylus and his ' depiction of Promethius Prometheus in Promethius ''Prometheus Bound'' and ''Prometheus Unbound''. Promethius' profession Prometheus professed hatred of hating the Gods due to his gods because of their punishment of him for bring bringing fire to mankindhumankind. Misotheism "Misotheist" is the expression given to people a person who blame blames God for negative experiences within their lives that cause person's life that result in a spitefulness towards God. It can also be a expression of distain disdain for the teachings of God. When , or when one believes that God is unjust or that God is evil.
== See Also ==
* [[Deontological ethicsPanentheism]]
* [[problem of evil]]
* [[theophilos]]
* [[theodicy]]
== References External links ==Article on Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misotheism] == Rebellion Against God and Creation in Orthodox literature==* Ivan Karamazov in [[Fyodor Dostoevsky]]'s 1879 ''The Brothers Karamazov'' articulates what might be termed a misotheistic rejection of God. Koons covered this argument in the [http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/philosophy/faculty/koons/356/lec20.html lecture immediately following] the one [http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/philosophy/faculty/koons/356/lec19.html referenced above]. It was also discussed by Peter S. Fosl in his essay entitled "[http://www.philosophers.co.uk/portal_article.php?id=23 The Moral Imperative to Rebel Against God]".  [[Category:Theology]]
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