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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.
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] |