Comments by "Harry Mills" (@harrymills2770) on "The Occult #264: The Truth About Religiosity and Spirituality" video.

  1. Yes. You touch on the irrationally rational practice of religion. It's probably a bunch of made-up bullshit, but those who cling to it have a way of crowding out those who do not. The Gnostics were possibly the most pure followers of Jesus there were, in some ways, and as a result they didn't innovate in order to be stronger, politically. They didn't strategize to grow their church as an institution. One of the earliest techniques used by organized Christians was the Potluck Dinner. And, as so many gentiles expected pork in their diet, well, then, Peter figured pork was OK, even though the early Christians, as converted Jews, still held to the teachings of Judaism, which forbids pork. The Gnostics disappeared. Peter's Church eventually took over Rome, and by the time it did, it bore little resemblance to your basic "Learn from Jesus" Gnostics.
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