>>19396923Gnostics are a thing because they saw the contradictions and the short sightedness of dimwit semite thought, even going so far to say that God is evil and we live in his torture chamber. The reason why Christianity spread was not the spiritual aspect but because intolerance always beats tolerance, Romans gave room for other gods in their pantheon, Christians did not. Similar to how half of the food in your country is assigned kosher because one group won't buy non-kosher, Christianity spread by being obnoxious and stubborn just like Islam.