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Gnosticism (from Ancient Greek γνωστικός (gnōstikós) 'having knowledge'; Koine Greek: [ɣnostiˈkos]) is a collection of different religious and philosophical ideas and systems that fully developed by the mid-2nd century among sects of early Christianity and other faiths. It is not a singular, homogeneous tradition or religion, but an umbrella term used by modern scholars to describe different groups and beliefs that shared certain characteristics. These diverse Gnostic groups generally emphasized personal spiritual knowledge (gnosis) above the authority, traditions, and proto-orthodox teachings of organized religious institutions.

TLDR: be spiritual; but also as weird as possible

Rule 0: Don't be a dick.

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love the art in this (thelemmy.club)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/52310750

Original title: On a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam

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[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago (1 child)

how about I'm afraid of making her uncomfortable or inconveniencing her

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[–] Apytele@sh.itjust.works [S] 1 point 1 day ago

Try it once, and if that appears to have happened say,"my apologies, I won't mention it again" and go back to treating her the exact same as you did before.

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