I found an interesting write-up on the nature of the universe from a schizo/gnostic perspective.

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It's a good read. A little too much Matrix in there, but a good read. Those who have studied the documents of Gnosticism with an open mind know that it is the only explanation for creation that makes any sense. It resolves the conflicts that exist in conventional Christianity, which from a Gnostic perspective appears charmingly simplistic and naïve.

The observation that the NPCs may actually be soulless simulations of real human beings is an interesting one, given the doctrine of the klippoth of Kabbalism (the Kabbalah is based on Greek Platonic and neo-Platonic philosophy, plus Gnosticism). I tend to agree. The NPCs are animated not by human souls, but by lower spirits or demons. It is a false semblance of life.

The writer accurately indicates that some humans are willing servants of the Dark Lord, as I like to think of the demi-urge who created this world. He does not say it, but those would be the Jews, who are the servants of Satan. The demi-urge, the God of the Old Testament, and Satan are one and the same, just different aspects. The True God, whose son is Jesus the Christ, lis something completely separate.

Real human beings have within themselves a spark of the divine light, which the demi-urge lacks. This is the main reason the demi-urge hates us.

The observation that no sane, loving God would place the reproductive organs with the organs of excretion is a good one also. The writer H. P. Lovecraft made the same observation in one of his stories (At the Mountains of Madness, I believe it was). Why should physical reproduction be bound up with everything that is perverse and foul and disgusting? Unless, our physical bodies are merely husks placed around our light-bodies to imprison us in matter? Then physical reproduction would not be of the Lord of Light, but would be from the demi-urge.

The observation that the laws of our reality may be breaking down is interesting, given that it is possible to bend those laws on rare occasions, provided you stay out of sight while doing so. Think of reality as a board game, like chess or Monopoly. We are the pieces. The game has rules that constrain our actions. But the rules are only arbitrarily imposed by the one, or ones, who play the game. It is possiblel to cheat -- that is, bend the rules slightly -- without completely destroying the game. But the more the rules are bent and broken, the more impossible it becomes for the game to continue. The rules are what give the game structure. So bending them, which can be done (I assure you, having done it more than once myself) is something that needs a fine degree of discretion.

I don't really blame Christians for not understanding Gnosticism. It is a perspective that challenges everything conventional Christians believe, plus it is sometimes difficult to comprehend by whose who think in conventional terms. But it's the only explanation for our world and our presence in it that makes any sense.

It's a good read. A little too much *Matrix* in there, but a good read. Those who have studied the documents of Gnosticism with an open mind know that it is the only explanation for creation that makes any sense. It resolves the conflicts that exist in conventional Christianity, which from a Gnostic perspective appears charmingly simplistic and naïve. The observation that the NPCs may actually be soulless simulations of real human beings is an interesting one, given the doctrine of the klippoth of Kabbalism (the Kabbalah is based on Greek Platonic and neo-Platonic philosophy, plus Gnosticism). I tend to agree. The NPCs are animated not by human souls, but by lower spirits or demons. It is a false semblance of life. The writer accurately indicates that some humans are willing servants of the Dark Lord, as I like to think of the demi-urge who created this world. He does not say it, but those would be the Jews, who are the servants of Satan. The demi-urge, the God of the Old Testament, and Satan are one and the same, just different aspects. The True God, whose son is Jesus the Christ, lis something completely separate. Real human beings have within themselves a spark of the divine light, which the demi-urge lacks. This is the main reason the demi-urge hates us. The observation that no sane, loving God would place the reproductive organs with the organs of excretion is a good one also. The writer H. P. Lovecraft made the same observation in one of his stories (*At the Mountains of Madness*, I believe it was). Why should physical reproduction be bound up with everything that is perverse and foul and disgusting? Unless, our physical bodies are merely husks placed around our light-bodies to imprison us in matter? Then physical reproduction would not be of the Lord of Light, but would be from the demi-urge. The observation that the laws of our reality may be breaking down is interesting, given that it is possible to bend those laws on rare occasions, provided you stay out of sight while doing so. Think of reality as a board game, like chess or Monopoly. We are the pieces. The game has rules that constrain our actions. But the rules are only arbitrarily imposed by the one, or ones, who play the game. It is possiblel to cheat -- that is, bend the rules slightly -- without completely destroying the game. But the more the rules are bent and broken, the more impossible it becomes for the game to continue. The rules are what give the game structure. So bending them, which can be done (I assure you, having done it more than once myself) is something that needs a fine degree of discretion. I don't really blame Christians for not understanding Gnosticism. It is a perspective that challenges everything conventional Christians believe, plus it is sometimes difficult to comprehend by whose who think in conventional terms. But it's the only explanation for our world and our presence in it that makes any sense.

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