critical theory with slavoj zizek: Therein resides Dostoyevsky’s ultimate lie: what he presents as a terrifying fantasy of a godless universe is effectively a Gnostic fantasy of evil obscene God. … when religious authors condemn atheism, they all too often construct a vision of the “godless universe” which is a projection of the repressed underside of religion itself from “If you are truthful, you should not fear death,” a pervert passes to “if you wish death, you are truthful.”