(Since it's a partially free country I might as well exercise my partial freedom.)
The Buddha
said that devas (translated as "gods") do exist, but they were regarded as still being trapped in samsara, and are not necessarily wiser than us.
Since the time of the Buddha, the refutation of the existence of a creator deity has been seen as a key point in distinguishing Buddhist from non-Buddhist views.
The question of an independent creator deity was answered by Buddha in the Brahmajala Sutta. The Buddha denounced the view of a creator and sees that such notions are related to the false view of eternalism, this belief causes suffering when one is attached to it and states these views may lead to desire, aversion and delusion. Buddha says knows the truth that surpasses them.
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