For those of you wondering what the hell Susan was talking about-
Added 2024-06-03 16:05:01 +0000 UTCIt's real. It's terribly real. I cannot possibly exaggerate how complicated the cosmology of the early Christian sects were. While that first diagram is labled "Schools of Gnosticism" please note that modern academics no longer believe that 'Gnosticism' was a thing. Rather, it was a catch-all term used by Ireneus and others to refer to several similar schools of thought, such as Valentinian, Sethinan etc. Some of you may remember Truth running into a fictionalized Ireneus when he recieved the Blessing of the Brass Sea. Behold- simplilfied (very, very, leaving a lot out) diagrams:
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It's is honestly a good explanation for if God is perfect why... not the best but it's not bad. It is also amplified in a context where you can literally proof god exists
Andrew Logan
2024-06-10 19:25:57 +0000 UTCGoodness. That's a whole lot of wrangling to grapple with the "unmoved-mover / big bang" vs. "Turtles / Gods all the way down" debate
Brett Peterson
2024-06-05 03:26:58 +0000 UTCI have to admit, while early fantasy literature isn't quite my favourite style, the world building is really intricate.
HyperJoJo
2024-06-03 22:14:15 +0000 UTCMan I'm glad that the councils replaced this nonsense with the trinity. Way less complicated.
Addicted_Reader
2024-06-03 17:31:11 +0000 UTCTFW you need a full degree just to understand how deep the Theology fandom goes in referencing their lore structure.
Deathly_God
2024-06-03 17:11:31 +0000 UTCHowever I do love me a complicated cosmology
Connor Butler
2024-06-03 16:27:46 +0000 UTCI vaguely remember orders of divinity in the Paradiso. Dante was at his best when he was using hell to absolutely demean his political and social enemies. The rest of it got a lot tougher to read
Connor Butler
2024-06-03 16:27:10 +0000 UTC
