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thanks dl, i think gnosis is to give us paradise in our minds It actually restores us to that state not casts us out of it When you run Genesis backwards it makes sense Our minds, as well as our bodies, because it shows us that we are living in the best of all possible worlds, given our history and...

bbyrd009 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 19, 2019 5:04 amFear sells

While deniers are of the lowest I.Q.

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DL

davidmartin wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 1:42 pm ok makes sense, i don't trust that paul of tarsus very much he's a bad apple, the one offered by Eve is a good apple

That is Jewish and Gnostic Christian thinking.

Near perfect buddy.

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DL

does this mean you are an atheist or as a gnostic have an alternative? I don't mind trying to argue the case for a divinity as i'm a bit bored at the moment Believers have tried and failed at that forever. Good luck. Gnostic Christians do have a better option and that is why we are called the only ...

davidmartin wrote: ↑Tue Oct 15, 2019 2:50 am got it GB, no i don't think God condemns, never did!

Agreed. There would have to be a real god to begin with.

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DL

which bit about what I said? Maybe you think I think God condemns but I don't think that especially not in the sense meant back in the original post! what i'm saying is that the 'condemning' as an attribute of God is something man has come up with over time but isn't reflective of how it really is ...

How do you know how god condemns? You see a false idea of what god is like. What is the right idea and how can you know anything about the supernatural? I go a lot by the gospel of Thomas to help get into right mood for pondering this stuff, it's influenced me a lot. I also find the Odes of Solomon...

http://www.humantruth.info/social_and_moral_index.html http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/human-development-index-hdi (life is good, getting better every day, and the world is perfect just like it is) Even as we are in a major extinction event. Ok. Tell your children tat as they see the hardships of gl...

But, I'm saying that God does not condemn in the way man has portrayed him as doing. This creates a false idea of what God is like I don't think there is anything wrong with our natures because our natures are like God's nature at the deepest part of them, although we have individuality and can do ...

GnosticBishop this whole question is based on the premise that God has condemned mankind as found in scriptures When I say 'found in scriptures' I mean it is unclear precisely what is going on and depends on which parts you emphasise along the way For example you could easily emphasise the parts wh...