stackyFACTSThis obscure eighteenth-century philosophical branch built its entire theology around the idea that humanity really messed up its original divine mandate.
This obscure eighteenth-century philosophical branch built its entire theology around the idea that humanity really messed up its original divine mandate. Instead of focusing heavily on regular religious rituals, followers obsess over the concept of reintegration, trying to actively reverse the cosmic demotion we supposedly suffered. It is highly complex mystical repair work for a spiritual bridge that broke thousands of years ago.
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