Of the bet in Genesis, HOLY LAND MAN noticed that GOD warned Adam and Eve that they will die if they eat of the forbidden fruit. Eve decided to eat and die. Yet, GOD did not keep his word and decided to make her, and the female generations to come, suffer. 

That by itself is evidence of a mean, cruel GOD that is not trustworthy. Unlike the GOD which we trust, love, and respect.

Is It Possible That GOD Is Evil?

GOD has told us many things, through the Torah and the prophets: that he created the world, that he oversees it, that there is no GOD but him, that he has chosen us for a virtuous people, that he gives reward and punishment and more. But how does he tell us the truth? How can we know that he is not lying to us or deceiving us? After all, we have no way of verifying his words. What if our whole belief is built on lies?

This question can be extended even further, beyond the credibility of the Bible. Suppose there is a Creator for the world; who said he is good? Maybe he is bad or indifferent? Maybe he created humans to abuse them? How can one know?

Let's start by saying that for many people, this question does not begin at all. They existentially and utterly experience the goodness of GOD, and their faith in Him is unquestionable. They do not have a mental answer to these questions, but they do not need such an answer, just as a mentally healthy person is not bothered by questions like "Maybe I do not exist?". It is an illustration of the tension that exists on many issues between existential certainty and intellectual skepticism. The mind is able to raise doubts about everything, but existential certainty ignores these doubts because it is clear to them that they are wrong.

The discussion below is therefore intended only for those who do not share the same existential certainty, and want to receive an intellectual answer to their question: How do you know that GOD is not evil?

The truth is that it is impossible to know, but it is precisely from this that it becomes clear why this question should not bother us.

HLM will explain things.

Consequences of belief in an evil GOD

Suppose for the sake of the matter that GOD, the Creator of the world, is indeed wicked or indifferent to the desires of human beings. In such a case, we were created by an almighty power that shaped us as He wills, and He is able to do to us as He pleases. The thing is, if that is the case, then that power can also deceive us to such levels that we can never discover the truth. It can program our minds so that our logic is wrong, implant us with false memories, and direct our senses so that they show us a distorted picture of reality, without us having any idea about it. In other words, if we assume that GOD is evil, what is in doubt is not only the credibility of the Bible but the credibility of our most basic tools of cognition: the senses, reason, memory, conscience, and so on. We can rely on nothing, even scientific evidence and the most convincing logic, because they too can be a hoax. Who said 2 + 2 is really 4?

Divine deception of this magnitude is not something that can be bypassed or eluded. This is not the Truman Show or The Matrix, in which the minds of the people function properly and only the artificial reality around them deceives them. After all, GOD is the one who created and designed both reality and the human mind and consciousness, including their most basic functions. If he wants to deceive us, there is no way we can ever discover the truth, just as there is no way a comic book character can discover the truth about its creator on its own. Foolish fantasies about man's rebellion against the GODs, in the style of Prometheus, can exist when it comes to limited Greek "GODs," not the unlimited Creator of all: "Did the ax boast of the carver in it?" The illusions of evil machines, sorcerers, or scientists may be overcome, but not of those who designed and created both the universe itself and our cons