The philosophy of ancient Gnosticism perpetually reinvents itself. It’s the false religion that will not go away and that has come in many forms over the centuries. But it’s main tenant has not fundamentally changed. That tenant is this
Lie: Understanding truths is simply a matter of applying my mind.
Truth: Some truths can only be understood by the mind and the Spirit.
We must humble our minds and accept that we’re hopelessly confounded by our mysterious mind/brains. A thought arises, from where we don’t really know. We effortlessly recall things even from our early childhood. We hear something and immediately feel a dread we cannot understand. Sometimes we try to recall someone’s name, which we know, but can’t for the life of us remember. Why? Perhaps . . .
Lie: I can’t feel secure unless I know what’s happening in the world.
Truth: We feel less secure the more we know what’s happening in the world.
This deception – that we’ll feel more secure by knowing what’s happening with remote events like, the war in Syria or the latest Zika casualty numbers or where the Mars rover happens to be – is easy to see as soon as the words are spoken. But how and why does this notion seduce us to feel more secure?
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