A philosophical or theological system based on the concept of the demiurge as creator; belief in the demiurge as the shaping force of reality.
From 'demiurge' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ism' (from Greek '-ismos'). A systematic philosophical position developed particularly in Gnostic and Neoplatonic thought.
Demiurgism is Christianity's philosophical embarrassment problem—it suggested the material world was created by an inferior being, which seemed to criticize God's creation, so mainstream theology mostly rejected it!
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