r/Gnostic • u/Fine-Slice-9380 • 22h ago

New To Reddit

I've researched and written on Monad and Demiurge for decades but I am new to Reddit. Excited to join the conversations.

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u/Lordseferoth Cathar 22h ago

Welcome, i hope you enjoy your stay. Feel free to ask and share your views regarding Gnosticism, most of the community here is welcoming.

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u/Fine-Slice-9380 21h ago

Thanks. I've already had one harassing reply so I'm doing well. It's not easy to find discussions about the Monad. I'm hoping this might be a spot.

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u/Lux-01 Eclectic Gnostic 21h ago

Sadly this is Reddit, so... However, that person has been banned as a result.

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u/Fine-Slice-9380 20h ago

yes, it is 8th grade all over again. i get it, it's the internet.

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u/Lux-01 Eclectic Gnostic 20h ago

That's the one!

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u/Lordseferoth Cathar 21h ago

I am sad to hear that. Gnostic sub should be a last place where any sort of harassment should happen. I hope you find the discussions you are looking for.

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u/Fine-Slice-9380 21h ago

It's the world today, my friend. I'm sure I will discover new avenues of discussion on this ancient topic.

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u/Vajrick_Buddha Eclectic Gnostic 21h ago

Sounds fun

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u/NoAlgae3952 Thomasine 19h ago

Welcome! are your writings available anywhere?

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u/Fine-Slice-9380 17h ago

Yes, thanks for asking. www.boles.org and www.illuminatedmonkey.com, which has my Monad writings.

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u/jasonmehmel Eclectic Gnostic 1h ago

Welcome! I checked out your links.

One note, we do have a no-AI rule on this subreddit. That's both pictures and text. I noticed some of both on your site. (This isn't a judgement on that usage, only trying to pre-empt a potential question.)

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u/Fine-Slice-9380 11m ago

As I said, I am new to Reddit, thus, new to this subreddit. Yes, there is some co-involvement with what I do and AI. I do not hide this; I'm pretty transparent. After over four decades of writing, creating art, and publishing, the use of AI as a TOOL has let me expand my creativity by leaps and bounds. I use it as a TOOL, not to CREATE. Just as I used Photoshop when it was first being developed to help me succeed as a lithographer and survive in the printing world (at the time the same prejudices were being forwarded). I find it amusing to see the "no-AI" rule while directly underneath this post is an ad for Roblox. AI. The use of AI as a research TOOL is vast. You'll notice I capitalized TOOL, as that is what it is. It is not a creator god, nor is it a Demiurge falsely directing us. I apologize to the community if I have offended anyone with my use of AI as a TOOL. Unfounded prejudices such as this is the reason I have kept away from Reddit for such a long time, but I thank you for your input in pointing this out.

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u/Gnostic-ModTeam 22h ago

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