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[ Created: 2025-10-18 22:04:38  Updated: 2025-10-26 06:41:53 Owner: rl ]
Title: A belief we are divine but trapped in an evil body    
  
  
  
  

    

  
  
  
  


" Gnosticism was a diverse religious and philosophical movement from the early centuries CE, defined by the belief that salvation comes through secret knowledge (gnosis).   Gnostic belief systems are characterized by a dualistic worldview, which holds that the material world is evil and created by an imperfect, lesser god (the demiurge), while the spirit is good and originates from a higher, true God.   Therefore, humans are seen as divine sparks trapped in a flawed physical body and world, with liberation possible only through gaining this special knowledge." -- AI