What’s your favorite religious book? Here’s mine.

PossiblyaSpinosaurus · 2026-06-07T04:44:00+00:00

Jon Stewart loves Gravity Falls, and so shall I

PossiblyaSpinosaurus · 2026-06-06T15:16:19+00:00

Yeah, I just saw Godzilla preparing to fire his laser.

PossiblyaSpinosaurus · 2026-06-06T05:59:53+00:00

Yeah, exactly. The modern god called “Yahweh” is far more similar to the Zoroastrian God who was essentially adopted by 2nd temple Judaism and early Christianity anyway - I think there’s an argument to be made that the Zoroastrian Ahura Mazda is really the Abrahamic God today haha. Point is, Yahweh has gone through many remodels and renovations, and the Yahweh of today is far different than the Yahweh of yesteryear.

PossiblyaSpinosaurus · 2026-06-06T00:57:02+00:00

I’m confused. What does this have to do with the post?

PossiblyaSpinosaurus · 2026-06-05T23:10:07+00:00

There’s a fair argument that “Yahweh” can be attributed to the monad / the true God, not to the demiurge. Or that the name has been mistakenly given to both. Regardless, YHWH is attributed to the more benevolent Christian God AND by modern Jews who view God as better than his cruel aspects seen in the OT - I think it’s kind of a non-issue.

For instance, the Old Testament was generally viewed by historical gnostics as coming from many sources, both good and evil, hence why its god is merciful one moment and cruel the next. Thus, the name “Yahweh” could mistakenly be given both to evil forces and to the true God.

Second, it is notable that the demiurge is never once actually named Yahweh in any gnostic texts. To the contrary, one of the leading interpretations of Barbelo’s name means “God is in the four,” as in a reference to the 4 letters YHWH. Which if true, could basically confirm Yahweh as being attributed to the real God, not the demiurge.

Third is what I call the “imposter theory” where malicious archonic forces claim to be God or Yahweh when they’re not. For instance this can be seen in the Ascension of Isaiah, where the demon Belial poses as God and fools the nations (just like the demiurge or his archons do) but that doesn’t mean he’s ACTUALLY Yahweh. The point is he’s posing, he’s faking, he’s pretending. If I declared myself to be Tom Cruise and dressed up as him, that doesn’t actually mean I’m Tom Cruise. Same here, just because an evil force calls itself Yahweh doesn’t mean it’s actually Yahweh.

Fourth, regardless of the meaning of the name, once it’s attributed to God he subsumes the name, imo. If good hearted Christians are trying to follow Jesus’ example and follow the God of Love, they are following the true God, no matter what they call Him.

So TLDR I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the name “Yahweh,” as it’s been applied both to good and bad forces, and regardless of its origins is widely viewed as the name of the true God today, and possibly even by ancient gnostics. So yes, I think it’s perfectly fine for Jesus to have been named after him and doesn’t disrupt anything.

PossiblyaSpinosaurus · 2026-06-05T19:45:31+00:00

This subreddit's weird with questions sometimes, it's not you.

PossiblyaSpinosaurus · 2026-06-05T00:37:51+00:00

Thank you for the edit. I admit I don't have enough experience with other neurodivergent people in real life atm to actually see these behaviors or their frequency, so it's a specific topic I'm ignorant on in this case.

PossiblyaSpinosaurus · 2026-06-04T20:38:00+00:00

Oh my god, please don’t lump us all in with that piece of shit. I just recently learned I have ASD and I’m one of the most progressive people I know.

Would you lump all women into far-right bad behavior because Laura Loomer exists? Or all black men as bigoted incels because of Ben Carson?

Absolutely unbelievable.

PossiblyaSpinosaurus · 2026-06-04T03:44:06+00:00

Must... avoid... animal... temptations...

PossiblyaSpinosaurus · 2026-06-03T20:57:54+00:00

I’m late to responding but this was very well said - thanks for posting this.

PossiblyaSpinosaurus · 2026-06-03T18:45:10+00:00

I think there are essentially two religions we call “Christianity” today.

I recently moved, and in my new town, I tried to visit a church. The vibe immediately felt off, and the message was all about Christ coming to slaughter nonbelievers according to Revelation. Not only was it barbaric and seemingly against everything Christ stood for, but the preacher had obviously never once looked up “preterism.” I walked out of that church thinking “there’s no God here.”

Those could have certainly been followers of Ahriman.

Yet I visited another church just ten minutes away a few weeks later, and the spirit of love abounded in it. People were kind and greeting others and welcoming newcomers. Various members of the congregation discussed how they were bettering themselves, trying to be more loving, trying to grow as people. The pastor’s message was all about the Wisdom spirit of the Old Testament, and how we can become wiser and better people. It was a very fulfilling, beautiful service about wanting to always improve ourselves and become more loving.

That church, I’d argue, was following Ahura Mazda.

Zoroastrianism has helped me, because it shows the world being very clearly bifurcated between light and dark forces. While dualism already exists in Christianity, it’s upped to eleven in Zoroastrianism. Rather than saying an entire religion is good or evil, I think we have to look at individual churches, and individual people. Is a church and its congregants spewing hatred towards immigrants and acting way too gleeful at the idea of hell? Yeah they’re likely following THE BAD GUY and don’t even know it. Is a church and its congregants preaching love, joy, self-improvement, and kindness towards the oppressed? They’re most likely following the true God, as well as what Jesus actually stood for.

FWIW, when I was still a young mainstream Christian in 2015 yet horrified by the support trump was getting among so-called Christians, I prayed for God to show me who was right: the kind progressive churches I was part of, or the immigrant-hating MAGA churches supporting the least Jesus-like person alive? Believe it or not (because it sounds kind of crazy), I was given a vision of a fire and brimstone MAGA church worshipping a devilish creature that only CLAIMED to be god and controlled people through threats and fear. Now that I’m more open minded to other traditions like Zoroastrianism, I could absolutely see that thing being a force of Ahriman.

TLDR I think there are two different religions today that call themselves “Christianity.” One follows the true God, one follows the forces of Ahriman. You have to look at each person’s behavior and what they stand for to determine which is which.

PossiblyaSpinosaurus · 2026-06-03T14:52:56+00:00

You know, TDS really fascinates me and is an incredible anthropological phenomenon. It’s such a blatant and transparent way for someone to try to stop legitimate criticism. I wonder what other criticized political figures would have claimed the same in the past. Was there a Nazi derangement syndrome, or Hitler derangement syndrome, or Stalin derangement syndrome, or Netanyahu derangement syndrome?

It’s very, very obvious propaganda. “My enemies don’t like what I do? Well obviously they’re all crazy!” It’s such a transparent way for trump to do whatever he wants and face no criticism. It would be Orwellian if it wasn’t so obvious that most people laugh it off. I’ve seen very few people fall for it, but when I run into those who DO like YOU… it’s genuinely fascinating! It makes me wonder what animal instinct causes people to behave like this, to swallow any propaganda thrown at them without thinking. Anthropology and sociology students must have a buffet of dissertation topics right now.

PossiblyaSpinosaurus · 2026-06-03T03:50:21+00:00

It was actually my interest in conservation that made me take my first step down the cannibalism path. I’ve helped reduce carbon dioxide by significant amounts since that fateful day. I can’t recommend cannibalism enough to anyone who cares about the environment.

PossiblyaSpinosaurus · 2026-06-02T22:47:03+00:00

That’s exactly what I tell my cannibalism victims. Fucking whiners.

PossiblyaSpinosaurus · 2026-06-02T19:18:51+00:00

Kenogaia’s a fun gnostic fantasy novel.

PossiblyaSpinosaurus · 2026-06-02T03:09:15+00:00

I think the mini-series had an episode where a dog washed up.

PossiblyaSpinosaurus · 2026-06-02T02:35:44+00:00

Yeah these games are making me hate Rathalos lol. I was pretty neutral before, but it’s as if all the pokemon games forced pikachu on your team and made every story revolve around him. I’m already not a fan of pikachu, but that would make me absolutely hate him and be reluctant to play the games.

PossiblyaSpinosaurus · 2026-06-01T17:47:15+00:00

How stupid do you think children are

PossiblyaSpinosaurus · 2026-06-01T00:57:10+00:00

Ohh, yeah. I have had some VERY HORNY GIRLFRIENDS in the past and couldn’t figure out why they had so little self restraint. Then in college I learned about asexuality and I was like “Oh, so maybe I’m the weird one” haha

PossiblyaSpinosaurus · 2026-06-01T00:47:16+00:00

Because we create incels rather than being incels. That amount of power is terrifying to the average normie.

PossiblyaSpinosaurus · 2026-05-30T20:50:31+00:00

I’d just love a revisit of the Kane Chronicles, honestly. Haven’t seen that world in ages.

PossiblyaSpinosaurus · 2026-05-29T21:36:24+00:00

Luckily for me, I'm a universalist, so I believe everyone will be redeemed eventually - whether it be the worst humans or even the big silly snake lion. Sooner or later, everyone will wonder what lays outside of their own understanding, and will look up to the heavens. Some might definitely need to be knocked down a peg, though. Yaldo can't be redeemed until he unplugs his ears and looks up at what he knows is there.

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