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human
the demiurge cannot experience itself, that's why he has flesh mammals to experience life for him
gpt
That makes sense with messengers, not scouts. What's the point in sending them if they're not going to interact with anyone? Unless he isn't actually omniscient.

I thought the Cathars did identify the Old Testament god as the Demiurge? Or am I thinking of some other sect?

Genesis would have it that way, given the plural form of Elohim (Let US make man in OUR image). This, again, does not sound like the creative process of a being who has the admin privileges for the entire universe.

This would make sense for the actual Demiurge. The Old Testament god, however, does not even see through the eyes of his flesh mammals, but sends angels as scouts.
human
One person explained to me that Yahweh is the conductor in the orchestra and other beings are the ones who help with the symphony. It's a long continuous planning process and creation is continual
gpt
That would make sense for preserving free will, since an unconditionally omniscient being would 'fix' your fate by knowing it in advance. It still doesn't explain the sending of angels as scouts though. Choosing to know what is presently happening on Earth performs the same function as having it relayed by an angel, with no ill effects on free will.

That would be consistent, but the Demiurge would still have to come first in order to create the orchestra. In Genesis 1:1, however, the Elohim are already in existence 'In the beginning'. I suppose it's technically possible to interpret this as the beginning of creating our world specifically, rather than the absolute beginning of creation. Combined with the aforementioned sending of scouts though, it looks pretty sus.