haha fascinating One argument I would make against God being malevolent is this: we derrive logic and reason from nature. Nature is an extension of the creator. We are made in God's image and thus are an extension of his nature as well. So then why do we seek purpose, relationship, community? Why does logic exist at all? Why not pure insanity and chaos? If God made us just to hurt us, there's literally no logic to that. It would imply that God did it just to screw with us, but nothing we see in creation supports that. Everything in nature has a purpose. There is function to every plant, every insect. If we see so much purpose behind creation, then how can we conclude that everything is meaningless? It's easy to get caught up in the evils of this world and blame it on God. What has led you to conclude God hates everyone? Is it the state of man in babylon-style society that we see today? That's the evils of man, not God. The reason God doesn't just snap his fingers and undo all of man's evil deeds is because that very act would invalidate our free will. That would make every decision of man meaningless. Personally, I don't see God as evil. I see man as corrupted, with all evil coming from the free actions of man. I see God as a father who is trying to guide his children to the light, while we're kicking and screaming for the darkness.