Persecution
"Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law." - Thomas Paine
"It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so, and will follow it by suppressing opposition, subverting all education to seize early the minds of the young, and by killing, locking up, or driving underground all heretics." - Robert A. Heinlein, Postscript to Revolt in 2100
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Both the Paine quote and the Heinlein quoe overlook a very obvious little bit of history. Prior to the “rise” of Christianity there was almost (but admittedly not quite) no such thing as religious persecution. After the “rise” of Christianity there was little, if anything, else.
Nothing Evil by Nature.
Gnosis does not tolerate belief. Therefore, why seek to avoid offending it. Not all religions are equally intolerant. Why tolerant of intolerance? Christians refer to gnostics Satan’s children, damned heretics, apostates, etc. Orthodox christainity historically pretends at “live
Intolerance
Gnosis: knowing vs. believing. Belief reeks discrimination as rotting corpses. Belief insinuates within a heterodox system of knowledge like a retovirus infects its host. It deconstructs essential hermeneutics and kills its host.