DM> My take on "gnostic" is that it includes SCIENCE which in our age is
 DM> essentially an inclusion of REAL knowledge; and therefore I see a
 DM> "gnostic" search-approach (God & Science) as valid as any (though not
 DM> my own view). As with YOUR use of "ideology" which I accepted as extra-
 DM> definitive, I would also accept your definitions of "gnostic".
   Well, (grin) if "gnostic" includes SCIENCE then *I* surely don't know what
"gnostic" means!  But, then, I also don't fathom the distinction between
knowledge and "REAL knowledge."  
Sincerely, 
                                     Frank
                                                                              
                                                       
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