Theos-Talk Archives (May 1996 Message tl01448)

At 03:12 PM 5/27/96 -0400, you wrote:
>Excuse me, I'm new here. :)  Just thought I'd say/ask: isn't there
>some Gnostics who believe that man was entrapped in the physical so
>that they would worship some Deity Jehova, that is NOT the source of
>Being?
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>Raul Ortegon
>borges@terracom.net
>"To not believe is NOT to disbelieve."
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>There are many varieties of Gnosticism, and they range from not
unreasonable dualistic concepts to the most incredibly fantastic notions.
Among the more fantastic notions is that mankind was created only to worship
Jehovah who is addicted to being worshipped. A part of that notion is that
Jehovah is the Demiurgos or Demiurge, and is the creator of things physical
but not at all the originator of being It's important, I think, to remember
that no matter how many people believe in something, that doesn't make it valid.

alexis