![[After Socrates Episode 3 - Dialectic Into Dia-Logos Dr. John Vervaeke#^tunqqw]] gnostics asked how we could not fit into the gods, but instead create our own - gave answers for people arguing their social psychological political patterns in the world not as helping them but as thwarting them, [[Contrarian mindset]] Recognized the idea of [[Existential Inertia]] and [[Existential Entrapment]] gnostic ideology are still mythologically expressed in the modern media we have like [[Relevance of zombies in modern society]], to keep us stuck in modal confusion and in [[Parasitic processing]] - people trapped, bound, shaman gives keys. this is why we turn to movies: the matrix, the truman - we cant specify these myths but these movies at least give a sense and experience gnostics dont put emphasis on jesus but the teachings, the gnosis knowing of [[Agape]] dynamical coupling and conformity is gnosist, but of course, there is a dark side to taking responsibility for our own meaning and for feeling so special - we can become delusional - dark side, conspiracy theory, jews and holocaust, you are part of the chosen few [[Carl Jung]] is to Gnosticism how [[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]] is to stoicism - modern revival and usage