In the discussion they talk about fictional religions like Lovecraftian: they know it’s fictional and don’t care, still wanting an experience and fellowship and meaning.
PKD and Alan Moore of course are experts at this.
Someone just asked they don’t see Gnosticism in PKD. What the..?
Promethea is more Hermetic, Wouter admits, but it has a strong theme of alienation that really moves it towards dualistic Gnosticism.