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Originally Posted by Altair
It does, in a way. 
But in Dharmic religion the ''maya'' seems like it's ''working as intended'' and offering us a kindergarten of sorts to live out our ''karma'', whereas in Gnosticism it is a conscious and deliberate act of a personal god that put us against our will in a world of suffering.
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Not all Gnosticism sees the demiurge as evil, maybe more just misguided or unenlightened and not purposely causing harm... That is also one of the thoughts of NeoPlatonism I believe which Gnosticism was originally based on.