Shit EVERYBODY Cares About! Gnosticism

[SoytanEnthusiast]

I saw a video about Gnosticism and it's retarded as usual, but the comments seem to think otherwise... Because of course the Reddit atheist NPC commenters on YouTube have to say something that goes against the mainstream religions. It's specifically a video about the Book of Genesis according to Gnostics.

Here's the video but it's only very general information, so if you know about Gnosticism you don't need to.

Another funny comment

 

[SoytanEnthusiast]

Bump, though since I don't want to bump without any new content I'd like to debunk 3 common misconceptions about gnosticism in this text.

Misconception (or myth) #1: Gnosticism was more inclusive and open-minded than the orthodox christians of the time and they respected da wimminz

Well no, gnostics didn't really like women and they were pretty elitist. They literally regarded salvation as something for the "spiritually elite" and "awakened." And the Gospel of Thomas quite literally states:

(114) Simon Peter said to him, "Let Mary leave us, for women are not worthy of life."Jesus said, "I myself shall lead her in order to make her male, so that she too may become a living spirit resembling you males. For every woman who will make herself male will enter the kingdom of heaven."

"Woe to you who love intimacy with womankind and polluted intercourse with them! Woe to you in the grip of the powers of your body, for they will afflict you!.."

That does not seem very wimmin respecting to me, in fact The Valentinian Gnostic Marcus was actually known for bringing women into the movement so that he could sexually seduce them.

Misconception (or myth) #2: Gnosticism was just as common as orthodox christianity before the evil christians destroyed the poor gnostics with the help of Constantine

Well I feel like the fact gnostic manuscripts are less common than normal manuscripts by a few orders of magnitude speaks volumes about this.

Misconception (or myth) #3: "Gnosticism" is a sect

"Gnosticism" is not a thing. Even the "proto-typical" Gnostic myth (about how the demiurge did this and that and what not) was fabricated by modern scholars by lifting ideas found in diverse sources from completely different sects. It did not exist in that form in any ancient sect. None at all. The notions that were combined did exist, but the whole myth never existed. Most gnostics today preach this idealized form of gnosticism which is hailed as "the true Christianity" which was destroyed by the evil orthodox Christians, which is untrue as I have said above.

My conclusion:

The Gnostic schools lost because they were retards who had retarded theology

 

[SoytanEnthusiast]

Bump, though since I don't want to bump without any new content I'd like to debunk 3 common misconceptions about gnosticism in this text.

Misconception (or myth) #1: Gnosticism was more inclusive and open-minded than the orthodox christians of the time and they respected da wimminz

Well no, gnostics didn't really like women and they were pretty elitist. They literally regarded salvation as something for the "spiritually elite" and "awakened." And the Gospel of Thomas quite literally states:




That does not seem very wimmin respecting to me, in fact The Valentinian Gnostic Marcus was actually known for bringing women into the movement so that he could sexually seduce them.

Misconception (or myth) #2: Gnosticism was just as common as orthodox christianity before the evil christians destroyed the poor gnostics with the help of Constantine

Well I feel like the fact gnostic manuscripts are less common than normal manuscripts by a few orders of magnitude speaks volumes about this.

Misconception (or myth) #3: "Gnosticism" is a sect

"Gnosticism" is not a thing. Even the "proto-typical" Gnostic myth (about how the demiurge did this and that and what not) was fabricated by modern scholars by lifting ideas found in diverse sources from completely different sects. It did not exist in that form in any ancient sect. None at all. The notions that were combined did exist, but the whole myth never existed. Most gnostics today preach this idealized form of gnosticism which is hailed as "the true Christianity" which was destroyed by the evil orthodox Christians, which is untrue as I have said above.

My conclusion:

The Gnostic schools lost because they were retards who had retarded theology

@Aedra I spent a fairly long time writing this, could you let me know if there are any errors?

 

[basil]

@Aedra I spent a fairly long time writing this, could you let me know if there are any errors?

he is NOT coming back honey while you fuss in here go back n talk to me about how you cain’t ‘ford your groceries, roll tide.

 

[SoytanEnthusiast]

he is NOT coming back honey while you fuss in here go back n talk to me about how you cain’t ‘ford your groceries, roll tide.

He literally just reacted to my message with Like, could you get out of my thread?

 

[Dremora]

@Aedra I spent a fairly long time writing this, could you let me know if there are any errors?

It's entirely accurate although I do know of some heretical Christian sects from those times that preached "equality" for women. They were seen as heretics, radicals and subverters.

 

[basil]

He literally just reacted to my message with Like, could you get out of my thread?

honey you babble ‘bout these foreign topics while you ain’t even support your family. lay off the computer. i’on bite, sugar, how come you keep deleting my messages on yer wall? go get me a glass of pinot grigio w’all you fuss too.

 

[SoytanEnthusiast]

It's entirely accurate although I do know of some heretical Christian sects from those times that preached "equality" for women. They were seen as heretics, radicals and subverters.

I didn't know that actually, in this post I just wanted to focus on the gospel of Thomas which preaches anything but equality for women, even though most gnostics today are libtards

 

[Dremora]

I didn't know that actually, in this post I just wanted to focus on the gospel of Thomas which preaches anything but equality for women, even though most gnostics today are libtards

Check this out, not surprising that this came out of Armenia.

Tondrakians - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[SoytanEnthusiast]

Check this out, not surprising that this came out of Armenia.

Tondrakians - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

They deny the Holy Communion as the true body and blood of Christ.
They deny our Baptism as being mere bath water.
They consider Sunday as on a level with other days.

How the fuck are they Christian then (they're not, but how did they even claim to be Christian)