Reading about [[Gnosticism]] and how it diverges from orthodoxy. Not enough good came from orthodoxy, authority or mindless adherence to rules put down by the power-hungry [[lizard brain]]s of religious leaders to make up for the good.

This is a deeply felt and held conviction instilled in me by [[my father]], who had his own reasons for not trusting any kind of priesthood.

Related:

• [[my antiauthoritarianism]]