critical theory with slavoj zizek: we really renounce god by way of renouncing him not only insofar as he doesn’t really exist, but even if he is real. In short, the true formula of atheism is not ‘god doesn’t exist’ but ‘god not only doesn’t exist, he is also stupid, indifferent, and maybe outright evil’ if we do not destroy the very fiction of god from within, it is easy for this fiction to prolong its hold over us in the form of…‘I know there is no god, but he is nonetheless a noble and uplifting illusion’).