In contradistinction to a specific religion, Platonism was a basic understanding of the operation of the [[cosmos]], which saw the [[material]] world in a dualistic fashion; separated from a [[transcendental|transcendent]] God, but communicated with by the logos ([[thought]], [[wisdom]], [[creativity]]). In simple terms: Platonism thought of the [[spirit]] world as good and the physical world as [[evil]]. | In contradistinction to a specific religion, Platonism was a basic understanding of the operation of the [[cosmos]], which saw the [[material]] world in a dualistic fashion; separated from a [[transcendental|transcendent]] God, but communicated with by the logos ([[thought]], [[wisdom]], [[creativity]]). In simple terms: Platonism thought of the [[spirit]] world as good and the physical world as [[evil]]. |