Well whoever the author of that book was is confused at least on that point; in seeking to apply an external standard of goodness to God's behavior
Not external. His own. What good is a god who does not follow his own edicts?
When you understand that, biblically speaking, every single human being is lawfully condemned to eternal separation from their creator, death of the body and continued death of the spirit, before they ever take their first breath, and that God has the right (and, in fact, the obligation) to administer judgment eventually, then things start to make a whole lot more sense.
The character prescribed as God changes between novels. I assume the "Christian God" is the New Testament version.
I disagree completely. Same exact personalities. Yes, that was intentionally plural.
The character prescribed as God changes between novels. I assume the "Christian God" is the New Testament version.
He's also clearly described as jealous and narcissistic throughout.
He claims to be. Though it would be objectively evil for them not to be. The very behavior which is a moral evil for us is actually a moral necessity for them. Nevermind the whole unlimited being thing and all the implications that that entails.
A pineapple, specifically, because I have to subjectively accept whether or not you're a human being.