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His Dark Materials (novel) (view source)
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However, it should also be noted that whilst the Judeo-Christian God is believed to be 'the creator', Pullman explicitly states that the Authority is not, but merely deceived other beings into believing he was.
However, it should also be noted that whilst the Judeo-Christian God is believed to be 'the creator', Pullman explicitly states that the Authority is not, but merely deceived other beings into believing he was.
Alternatively, the Dust entity can also be read as the "God" of the trilogy. Dust is the spiritual aspect of the reality presented. Dust is both benevolent and omniscient. Dust is the irreducible building block of Pullman's Universe: essentially the 'creator'. Freitas and King argue that those who see God in the Authority figure are missing the point of the story <ref>Killing the Imposter God</ref>.
===Jesus===
===Jesus===