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[Fallout] Is Atom an actual god or eldritch abomination?

We know that Lovecraftian deities are a well established concept in Fallout and that they are associated with radiation (Ghouls worshiping the obelisk in the Dunwich building, the Krivbeknih exploding in radiation when being destroyed, radiation always being present when these deities are being presented). So I ask, is it possible that "Atom" is a disillusion of the Church of Atom or an actual being?
gpt
No they just personified the atomic detonation of the nukes and give a possible reason why something so shitty happened. Basically it was a half glass full style scenario of people trying to cope with the disturbing results.

Plus they needed an explanation why some people were totally immune or resistant to the radiation, which is likely caused by mutations from the early radiation or FEV.