In the arch-dualist ideology of the various Gnostic systems, the material universe is evil, while the non-material world is good; accordingly, the demiurge is malevolent, as it is linked to the material world.
The material universe is evil. This is in the arch-dualist ideology of the various Gnostic systems. The non-material world is good. The demiurge is malevolent. This is accordingly. It is linked to the material world.