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Bishop: You’re a maltheist. You believe that everything bad in the world is God working against you.
I can see how that’s fun to consider in a sassy, iconoclastic way.

Bishop: But what about those experiencing horror? The desperately poor, the terminally ill, the inescapably oppressed?
Maltheism shrugs its shoulders and says “Sorry! Looks like you lost the fight.”
“You failed. Somehow you were tested, and apparently, you were beaten.” How despairing!

Bishop: At least I would offer them hope. The promise of something better to come. An assurance of justice- in the end if nowhere else.
Woman: Maltheism is only for people who can be energized by the thought that even waking up in the morning is a victorious act of rebellion against a bully.

Bishop: You think spite ahs the power to motivate all of human behavior?
Woman: You sound dubious, guy who expects the same of humility.

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{{alt-text: ‘Maltheist’ should not be confused with ‘malthiest’, which is, of course, the most malthy of something.}}

#805; The Maltheist Debate transcribed by in

Bishop: You're a maltheist. You believe that everything bad in the world is God working against you.
I can see how that's fun to consider in a sassy, iconoclastic way.

Bishop: But what about those experiencing horror? The desperately poor, the terminally ill, the inescapably oppressed?
Maltheism shrugs its shoulders and says "Sorry! Looks like you lost the fight."
"You failed. Somehow you were tested, and apparently, you were beaten." How despairing!

Bishop: At least I would offer them hope. The promise of something better to come. An assurance of justice- in the end if nowhere else.
Woman: Maltheism is only for people who can be energized by the thought that even waking up in the morning is a victorious act of rebellion against a bully.

Bishop: You think spite ahs the power to motivate all of human behavior?
Woman: You sound dubious, guy who expects the same of humility.

{{header: act on WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: 'Maltheist' should not be confused with 'malthiest', which is, of course, the most malthy of something.}}

'Maltheist' should not be confused with 'malthiest', which is, of course, the most malthy of something.

#805; The Maltheist Debate

  — March 1st, 2012

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Continued from #804; A Cosmology of Malice.

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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