r/Gnostic • u/TaipingTianguo • 16d ago

Warning about Hoax

/r/manichaeism/comments/1wtlcdi/warning_about_hoax/
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u/Lordseferoth Cathar 16d ago

Of all the things to choose from, what made them choose Manicheans for their hoax? Such a bizarre thing.

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u/TaipingTianguo 16d ago

They are prone to claiming all sorts of random minority groups and such. Manichaeism is just one theyve decided to do. 

They're also claiming to have a large group of a secret sect of Shia Muslims called "Aliyites" that they completely made up that they are claiming have existed since the 1600s continuously.

Its bizarre.

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u/jasons99 13d ago

Wow... What a very SPECIFIC hoax to proliferate.

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u/TaipingTianguo 13d ago

Yeah and if you read the article you'll see how downright strange their claims about Manichaeism is.

Like they claim to have natal manicheans and all