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> [I must admit that many humans have a strong need to perceive life as in some sense benign and potentially happy. It is also evident that this need cannot be met if we do not experience a salvific change in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-a-hoeller/i-must-admit-that-many-humans-have-a-strong-need-to-perceive-life-as/)

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## More by Stephan A. Hoeller

> [“Gnostics (and Buddhists) have often been labeled pessimists and world haters because of their willingness to look the dark face of the world in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-a-hoeller/gnostics-and-buddhists-have-often-been-labeled-pessimists-and-world/)

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> [“Among philosophical tendencies, existentialism owes much to Gnosticism, and today an increasing number of folk in many walks of life profess to being Gnostic.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-a-hoeller/among-philosophical-tendencies-existentialism-owes-much-to-gnosticism/)

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> [“The created world, including a major portion of the human mind, is seen as evil by the Gnostic primarily because it distracts consciousness away…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-a-hoeller/the-created-world-including-a-major-portion-of-the-human-mind-is-seen/)

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> [“Bishop Irenaeus of Lyons, a fierce opponent of the Gnostics, attacked them for their spiritual and literary creativity, accusing them of producing a new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-a-hoeller/bishop-irenaeus-of-lyons-a-fierce-opponent-of-the-gnostics-attacked/)

[Stephan A. Hoeller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-a-hoeller/)

> [I must admit that many humans have a strong need to perceive life as in some sense benign and potentially happy. It is also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-a-hoeller/i-must-admit-that-many-humans-have-a-strong-need-to-perceive-life-as/)

[Stephan A. Hoeller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephan-a-hoeller/)

> [Human beings are not on earth to be citizens, or taxpayers, or socially engineered pawns of other human beings; rather they are here in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-a-hoeller/human-beings-are-not-on-earth-to-be-citizens-or-taxpayers-or-socially/)

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> [“Gnosticism is a system of thought based on interior, psychospiritual experience. This being the case, it is not surprising that Gnosticism emphasizes states of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-a-hoeller/gnosticism-is-a-system-of-thought-based-on-interior-psychospiritual/)

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> [“To sum up, salvation to the Gnostic means not reconciliation with an angry God by way of the death of his son, but rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-a-hoeller/to-sum-up-salvation-to-the-gnostic-means-not-reconciliation-with-an/)

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> [“Marcion did not accept Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John as trustworthy, for he saw many corruptions, interpolations, and falsifications in them. And if Marcion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephan-a-hoeller/marcion-did-not-accept-mark-matthew-luke-and-john-as-trustworthy-for/)

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