Uh, what?
Wiki: A common characteristic of some of these groups was the instruction that the realisation of
Gnosis (
esoteric or
intuitive knowledge) is the way to
salvation of the
soul from the material world.
Plus associated other crap including the belief in a "supreme monadic divinity" and lots of divinitylets.
Right so, according to you
all free-thinkers go for "intuitive knowledge" (in itself an oxymoron) and are trying to save their souls (WTF is a soul?).
If that's not what you're referring to then consider that, for example, a "gnostic theist" is one who claims that "god" is knowable/ that they know for certain.
If someone knows for sure they what exactly are they questioning?
Better to ask a Gnostic what he believes and not go by hearsay without the background.
"is the way to
salvation of the
soul from the material world."
To this nonsense, we say.
Gnostic Christian Jesus said, "If those who attract you say, 'See, the Kingdom is in the sky,' then the birds of the sky will precede you.
If they say to you, 'It is under the earth,' then the fish of the sea will precede you.
Rather, the Kingdom of God is inside of you, and it is outside of you.
[Those who] become acquainted with [themselves] will find it; [and when you] become acquainted with yourselves, [you will understand that] it is you who are the sons of the living Father.
But if you will not know yourselves, you dwell in poverty and it is you who are that poverty."
If we are in the best of all possible worlds, given all the conditions to date, and that is irrefutable, then why do we need saving from it?
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"the realisation of
Gnosis (
esoteric or
intuitive knowledge)"
This we do believe in but not for salvation from this heaven but possibly salvation from being less astute about reality.
Go within yourself and you will recognize that you are the only god you can ever know.
Regards
DL
