Any Gnostics here?

I like Gnosticism and think they got some sediments right.

1. I AM CHRISTIAN GNOSTIC.

2. GNOSTICISM CONSISTS IN MUCH MORE THAN MERE DUALISM.

3. DUALISM IS A GENERAL CONCEPT; IT DOES NOT MEAN ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR WHEN YOU ASK FOR "DUALISM IN GENERAL".

>>2565007
Watched this last night and this afternoon. Talked about dualism and how it influenced St. Augustine's views on women.
https://youtu.be/P4YgJP2N2_Y

I've seen it been said that Gnosticism predates Christianity. What elements of it do exactly since most sects and texts seem to at least rip the Jesus character from the gospels?

>>2565197

I don't think the 'pre-christianity Gnostics' theory is true.

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cathars did nothing wrong

>>2565035
Feel free to take a nap on train tracks

>>2565197
Eastern mystery cults.

>>2565425
meaning?

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>>2565319

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Valentinianism is the good one.

>>2565197
Western esoteric ism like Hermetism

>>2565197
They mean neoplatonism and other related isms

>>2565007
I like to touch his van dyck facial hair desu

>>2565425
https://youtu.be/Egooyqz3b5E?t=836

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJWT46cVRuM

Can somebody explain this Gnosticism to me?

>>2568713
The world was created by an evil demiurge (Greek for craftsman) who is like a god but is less then god he just happened to create the world, and since everything is evil or something gnostics live a life of asceticism and reject things like money and materialism because it's evil. Throughout history gnostics have been persecuted because everyone thinks they worship satan or are faithless heretics.

>>2568769
wtf I hate gnosticism now