The only reason why I think its more of a V is because once you are a Gnostic, you are forced to choose a side. Gnosticism is knowing. You can't know without picking a side, or you don't actually know. Whereas in agnosticism, you intentionally don't pick any sides.
When I was thinking this through, I came up with the crude analogy of one perception of their phsyical appearance. Someone may look at their self in the mirror and say, I don't like how I look. I would change X and Y about myself because then I would be attractive. Their actions in public may reflect their lack of self-confidence.
On the other hand, there might be some people who look in the mirror and admire their own beauty. Wow, I am so good looking! People should love X and Y about me! This person's supreme confidence may be reflected in their actions.
However, there are other people that don't concern themselves with the mirror. They are who they are and don't let their perception of their physical appearace interfere with how they act. These people don't fall victim to the trap of being concerned with how others percieve them. These people often tend to be really fun people ^^ as they seem to act freer.
I know its really really crude, and obviously suffers some serious problems (such as gross over simplification and generalization and me being extremely tired^^), but it may do the trick.
Last edited by Liminal Chris; 06-10-2008 at 07:42 AM.
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