I would like to point out, that what I have spoken of here does not necessarily represent my personal views, though they are similar, I was simply trying to provoke discussion.
I think now would be a good time to summarise my earlier points, in one post.
1: Reality is subjective, and...
That of corse depends on which God you are talking about.
Remember this is the Gnostic forum and the general Gnostic belief is that the God of the Old Testament is a false god, the Demiurgos or "Half Creator" who, ignorant of the true God created a flawed world - the physical realm.
The true...
"The object, which I refer to as a pen, as percieved in my phaeron by my conscious mind, is percieved to be blue under a spectrum of visible light, in these atmospheric conditions by myself"
Thank you for that post By the Way, it was the kind of discussion I had hoped to see in the thread...
I'm curious as to the prominent views on RF, so do you believe:
1- that the physical universe, brought about by random chance, is the whole of creation.
2- that there is more to creation, other planes or realities (in a non-religious sense)
3- that there are other planes, which can be...
True, but my point is that our personal reality cannot be accepted as a representation of "true" reality. What we see and hear and smell and feel is simply not real.
Even if you accept that there is a solid "reality" there are multiple issues to confront within that. For example time - Time...
I'm a huge Pratchet fan, particulary of the Wee Free Men (I identify with them XD) However, despite enjoying "Going Postal" I was dissapointed by Moist's second appearance, which was pretty much Going Postal but with a bank. However I would love to see him as a politician - he would probably...
Agnosticism is not founded in ignorance, for it comes only with a careful examination of your own faith, leading you to believe that you can not, at this moment in time know which philosiphy is correct.
Neither is it founded in gnosticism because, by definition, if you have found Gnosis, you...
Hello, this is my first post (besides introductions) on this forum, which I joined because of the gnostic section. Now, not knowing any other people seeking Gnosis I have never really been able to talk about it with anyone who has a deep understanding. Anyway...
I put this forward, that we...
Hello everyone, I'm Jack Miskellybones a young person seeking gnosis. I tend not to use the name "Gnostic" as it is often misinterprited or misunderstood.
It is, however, the nearest thing to my own personal religion that exists. So again hi.