I think Moloch is a metaphor for the actual, uncaring and often hostile universe, as contrasted with an imagined should-universe
No, that's Gnon (Nature Or Nature's God). Moloch is the choice between sacrificing a value to remain competitive against others who have also sacrificed that value, or else to stop existing because you are not competitive. The name comes an ancient god people would sacrifice their children to.
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