Andrewmarkmusic: decoding the headlines
and official narratives in short, terse pithy aphorisms!
Andrewmarkmusic: decoding the headlines
and official narratives in short, terse pithy aphorisms!
Many of you may know that I identify as a Gnostic with similar views as one of the first Christians– Marcion, who correctly understood that the Old Testament is antithetical and incommensurate with the New Testament, notwithstanding the contortions of the Judaic Messianic movement within modernity–a ploy, in my opinion, by the tribe to make sure the Catholics could never again force conversion on them–quite clever really.
This is taken from his Battersea, England talk in 1927. I’ll link the video below so you can check out why I’m linking this. @ 17:50 he talks about Gnosticism (a coherent religious view) and says he wouldn’t argue with us. YEAH!!! Go, Bertrand! Perhaps he wouldn’t argue because he suspects we are right!
Okay, obviously my point wasn’t to promote his beliefs generally speaking. Just his reference to the idea of a corrupt designer.
Please note that I identify as an Agnostic Gnostic and I believe Gnosticism is one of mankind’s earliest attempts at fusing spirituality with the faculties of reason and logic.
Here are some thoughts on modern Gnostic thinking:
This is the simplest explanation for the lack of any ‘soul’ evidence within the scientific sphere; it may also prove Daniel Dennett’s theory that consciousness, as we think of it, doesn’t exist! One would have to watch HBO’s Westworld to get a handle on what I’m suggesting.
Modern E.T. theory. Our knowledge base now allows us to consider that God might not be God in the traditional sense but would rather be an extraterrestrial. It’s not my preferred explanation but there are many modern Gnostics who hold this view.
Today’s academic knowledge of reason and logic. The Logos was refined in the past century and our understanding of logical fallacies and bias’ is much more advanced. Confirmation bias, cognitive dissonance, and the Dunning-Kruger effect help us immensely in our quest for truth. As a Gnostic who identifies as being an Agnostic Gnostic, I show respect for the Dunning-Kruger effect–I say I don’t know when I don’t know. I always frame my metaphysics as speculation when I’m talking about spirituality. I argue my spiritual beliefs using reason and logic to the best of my abilities. I should note that I don’t believe reason and logic refute God but when applied honestly to the world’s religious claims these faculties do refute normative religious beliefs–that is to say the world’s religions are B.S…Again, this doesn’t mean God doesn’t exist it simply means God isn’t found in these contradictory and irrational religions. The Gnostic view of God is logically consistent with this proper deconstructing of religion and is also consistent with the brutality of evolution.
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