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Single Idea 20673

[filed under theme 29. Religion / A. Polytheistic Religion / 4. Dualist Religion ]

Full Idea

Manichaeans and Gnostics argued that the good god created the spirit and the soul, whereas matter and bodes are the creation of the evil god.

Gist of Idea

Manichaeans and Gnostics: good made spirit, evil made flesh

Source

Yuval Noah Harari (Sapiens: brief history of humankind [2014], 12 'Battle')

Book Ref

Harari,Yuval Noah: 'Sapiens: a brief history of Humankind' [Vintage 2014], p.248

A Reaction

Hm. What motivated the evil god to do that? The evil god's achievement looks a lot more impressive.

The 6 ideas with the same theme [religions based on two opposed gods]:

21262 There must be at least two souls controlling the cosmos, one doing good, the other the opposite [Plato]
23313 The Gnostic demiurge (creator) is deluded, and doesn't care about us [Frede,M]
23057 Gnosticism has a supreme creator God, giving way to a possibly hostile Demiurge [Gray]
20669 Dualist religions see everything as a battleground of good and evil forces [Harari]
20670 Dualist religions say the cosmos is a battleground, so can’t explain its order [Harari]
20673 Manichaeans and Gnostics: good made spirit, evil made flesh [Harari]