excreationist
Married mouth-breather
I'm not just talking about any creator... I'm talking about the creators of our possible simulation... who could create it out of nothing... And they can be omnipotent and omniscient. And they have no physical body within the simulation - unless they have avatars.......So anyway... Why is ANY creator called "god"? But then again, if world-makers are gods, then what being with an "inner world" isn't a god?
The problem that I see with this, is simply that the word-choice of "god" is needless. It carries a lot of mythological baggage with it. IMV it's not necessary to take up 'theism-speak' to describe any of this.
If pantheism can involve a kind of god then I think a self-aware omniscient omnipotent intelligent creator should be able to be considered a god. Also note that Greek gods can have limited knowledge and power yet they are still called gods....