Thread: Only man is fit to be God.

@Gnostic, I'm really fascinated by what you've been revealing about gnostic religion. It seems to be far and away the most common-sense, straightforward, and intelligent take on religion I could imagine, without any of the silly stories or easily falsifiable proclamations that trip up other religions. None of the double standard morality. A religion that can be taken seriously in the modern world, where science unfortunately has eviscerated any other type of religion, causing a great deal of cognitive dissonance among the followers and spurring Nietzsche's declaration that God is dead. One thing you haven't covered is what God is, does or did. Though I suspect that's unfathomable, as it probably should be in any religion. Do Gnostics believe God created the universe? Do they believe in any kind of afterlife? Or are these also unfathomable mysteries?

Originally Posted by Darkmatters

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B]@Gnostic[/B], I'm really fascinated by what you've been revealing about gnostic religion. It seems to be far and away the most common-sense, straightforward, and intelligent take on religion I could imagine, without any of the silly stories or easily falsifiable proclamations that trip up other religions. None of the double standard morality. A religion that can be taken seriously in the modern world, where science unfortunately has eviscerated any other type of religion, causing a great deal of cognitive dissonance among the followers and spurring Nietzsche's declaration that God is dead.

I chose Gnostic Christianity because it is a thinking man's religion. Most others, especially the Abrahamic cults, Catholics, Christians and Islam do not allow thinking out of their perspective boxes. It is their literal way or the highway. That is why they are stuck in the Dark Ages with draconian laws that no civilized person would ever vote into law. Another of the main reasons is that I like to argue religion and philosophy and since I already suited this quote, I was all in.

Said of Gnostic Christian versus Christian reading practices. ---- “Both read the Bible day and night; but you read black where I read white.”
William Blake.

And especially after reading Elaine Pagels.

One thing you haven't covered is what God is, does or did.

I define God as just the ideals in laws and rules. Those are the only thing of any God's that can be followed. There is no other way to follow a God. My apotheosis did show me that there is a cosmic consciousness but it does not order us. It is just our next evolutionary step and only interacts with those who seek God as Jesus urges and finds it. It is not the miracle working super God that most religions invented in their pissing contest for the most fantastic attributes. Those are obviously all lies. The only comment I took from the cosmic consciousness was to think more demographically. Good advice.

Though I suspect that's unfathomable, as it probably should be in any religion.

Theirs is as they have driven their God to that with all their attributes, while saying he is unfathomable. Talk about a glaring contradiction.

Do Gnostics believe God created the universe?

We are perpetual seeking and cannot know that till we find some kind of supernatural entity. I do not think this will happen soon.

We do believe in the concept of the third or single eye, which is just our greater or deeper mind. Something like the mystics believe in. The source of enlightenment. At the same time, we preach that any belief system one believes, true or not, myth or not, can be internalized to open the single eye.

Do they believe in any kind of afterlife? Or are these also unfathomable mysteries?

I cannot speak for all Gnostic and if another has not forced his apotheosis would not necessarily think as I do but thanks to my Gnosis, I know that there is an after life in the cosmic consciousness stated above.

Science might prove it soon if this research bears fruit.

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Regards
DL

Originally Posted by Darkmatters

@Gnostic, I'm really fascinated by what you've been revealing about gnostic religion. It seems to be far and away the most common-sense, straightforward, and intelligent take on religion I could imagine, without any of the silly stories or easily falsifiable proclamations that trip up other religions. None of the double standard morality. A religion that can be taken seriously in the modern world, where science unfortunately has eviscerated any other type of religion, causing a great deal of cognitive dissonance among the followers and spurring Nietzsche's declaration that God is dead. One thing you haven't covered is what God is, does or did. Though I suspect that's unfathomable, as it probably should be in any religion. Do Gnostics believe God created the universe? Do they believe in any kind of afterlife? Or are these also unfathomable mysteries?

Originally Posted by Deanstar

The main philosophy of Gnostic is that your body is a prison that the material world is a trap! They reason that the fall from grace is not due to disobeying God, but they assume that it's just a clumsy God for either being evil or just not getting it right, and that it's their job to fix everything, and become the God that saves the day themself. They in no way aknowledge the scriptures properly, and if they do, they get it wrong and distort it to their own theology. Just an anti-christ religion. Simple as that.

All ancient garbage.

We believe that we have a spark of God within us and, as Jesus said, the kingdom of God is within us. We venerate our bodies and that is part of the reason we do not oppress women and gays the way Christianity does.

You forget that the cursed earth and man is your Christian theology. Not Gnostic Christianity's.

Best to ask what our view are and not look the fool friend.

Regards
DL