A point of view that has never been thought of, an idea that has never been heard. Fen sat back on her chair, raised her feet again, and restored her delicate and cold expression. She thought carefully about the difference between the two and said: " Tell me, what is the belief in that god in your world?"
This...does this mean we are going to have a history of religious philosophy?
Okay. Anyway, every time she talked to this lich, she never asked others to keep their words short. She could listen to them as long as they could talk nonsense. At most, when she couldn't listen anymore, she would give someone a look with long hair and swaying her hips and leave. Back view.
There are just so many things, where to start? Lin winked and thought seriously for a while before starting to talk. Of course, this boring knowledge starts with the three major religions.
Are you talking about the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism? Of course not, that is only limited to the Chinese area. The three major world religions are Christianity, Christianity and Buddhism. However, no matter which religion it is, Lin knows something about it. Although he knows None are deep.
Of course Christianity talks about some classic stories in the Bible. Maybe the sentences are not the original ones in the Bible, but Lin can only remember them roughly. At first, he got tired of reading martial arts novels, so he turned to reading the Bible as a novel.
I am not familiar with Christianity at all. I will probably give some explanations about the doctrine that it was born out of Christianity and the social environment in which it developed. And the war between the two monotheistic religions that has lasted for thousands of years has also been written a lot. After all, the earth Religious beliefs cannot be understood independently of historical background.
Relatively speaking, Lin was familiar with Buddhism. Mahayana Buddhism, Hinayana Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, etc., one flower bloomed with several leaves, and countless sects spread all over the earth. Each has its own understanding and way of practice, but Its origin is still the Buddha Sakyamuni.
The large-scale religious talk was only halfway through. Halumi and Kaya, who were hiding outside the door and eavesdropping, could not help but feel sleepy. They sat back to back and took a nap on the floor. They drove the two little girls back to sleep. , get some late-night snacks, make a cup of coffee, and then come back to continue talking to Fen about the long history of religion. After all, the night is long.
The three major religions have been mentioned, and then there are some local beliefs that I know about, as well as myths and beliefs that have appeared in history, such as the absurd and uninhibited Greek mythology, and the Nordic mythology that ends with total annihilation. There are more gods than people. Indian mythology, Mayan mythology in which light and darkness confront each other, ghosts walking in the night, and Japanese mythology in which the line between monsters and gods is blurred.
The last one, of course, is the thousand-year history of the love-hate relationship between Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. There are so many systems of myths and such a long history of various countries, and of course it cannot be covered in one night.
And the various things in the new world, not surprisingly, attracted the three girls, big and small, and they all listened to everything with bright eyes. The difference between the world and the novelty of the world. Maybe there is no magic on the earth, maybe science There is still debate about which one is better than magic, but the culture of Earth is a few streets, maybe a few light years, ahead of the land of magic.
Open up the conversation, add some wine, and some dried chili fish, it would be perfect. Rather than giving lectures for the purpose of spreading earth information technology, Lin is more interested in talking nonsense to only three audiences.
After talking for several nights, I finally gave an overview. The two little girls were chattering and discussing the ideas of earth people about myths. For example, if a god sleeps with a cow, he will give birth to a minotaur; if he sleeps with a horse, he will give birth to a minotaur. The horse actually gave birth to a horse with wings. This kind of completely illogical and nonsensical story has never been heard of in Midland.
Fen was not at all surprised by those weird memes. Instead, she paid more attention to the relationship between faith, social environment, and historical background. These were directions that she had not considered.
If you think carefully about everything you have experienced, it is more or less in line with this law that can be found through the earth. Beliefs always reflect the current social and environmental conditions.
The difference between the earth and the lost land is that the gods of the lost land really exist. In the old days, in order to resist the dangerous environment, various famines and other disasters, powerless people could only pray to the gods in the sky. However, the old gods
It is not enough to keep asking for and giving all your property, but you also have to sacrifice the people around you, and even yourself.
Will this produce good results? The only answer is unfortunately...
The new gods in this era may have broken away from the bad taste of the old gods, and began to be more persistent in character, unlike the capriciousness of the old gods. But there are still traces of what they do, and that is those bastards
The difference between our own interests and those of others is that our interests are not vulgar gold, but the amount of power. But the actual existence of the New God also prevents things in the world from going to extremes to the greatest extent.
For the earth, the root of faith comes from the dissatisfaction of life. The part beyond the ability is based on a little bit of luck, that is, in people's imagination, the gods of various roles.
After understanding this, Fen said with emotion: "It seems that there is really no God in your world."
"Yes, my world should be without God."
"Should?" The Lich, who was just asking more questions for himself, didn't know how to answer. When he heard such an uncertain word, his voice raised an octave. His eyes were as sharp as swords, as if he wanted to
Nail someone. She asked: "What do you mean by 'should'!"
"Well..." Lin said cautiously, as if he had stepped on a landmine: "You know I am a believer in science."
"yes."
"Then do you know what the basis of science is?"
"Um, math?"
"That's true. But the most basic saying in science is: how much evidence is there, how much evidence can be said."
"There is some evidence..." Fen savored these words carefully. In fact, magic is not like this. Lin continued:
"So for God, using scientific methods to demonstrate, we have no evidence to prove the existence of God. Of course, this refers to the earth."
There was nothing wrong with this statement, so Fen nodded in agreement.
Lin smiled slyly and said, "This is where the paradox lies. As for the God of the Earth, we also have no evidence to prove that it does not exist."
The delicate face froze, and Fen looked at someone in astonishment. Lin continued: "This is a very basic if-and-only in logic. You can understand it with an example. It is raining, so the ground is
It’s wet. Isn’t that right?”
Well, there's nothing wrong with it. So Fen and the two little girls listening next to her nodded.
"Then because the ground is wet, it must have rained just now. Is this correct?"
When the impatient Halumi heard this, he jumped up and shouted: "That's not right. If I splash some water, the ground will get wet. It doesn't necessarily mean it's raining."
"That's right, girl, you're enlightened." After a little praise, the proud little girl sat back on her stool. Lin said: "Logically, the requirements for causality are very strict.
Because things about effects cannot stand the test. Speaking of the gods on earth, since I can’t prove that they don’t exist, is there any possibility that supports their existence?”
"Have it?"
"Perhaps I want to be more utilitarian, that is, I am no one on earth. Among the billions of people, I am only a little better than Zhazha. So even if there are gods, they will not show up in front of me. This point
, it’s almost the same in Lost Land. No matter it’s a god or a king, those high-ranking people won’t show their faces in front of the common people easily.”
"That's right." Fen agreed, knowing very well the urinary nature of those gods.
"But I think it is more likely that it is something else. To say this, we have to explain it from a Buddhist teaching that I mentioned before. The Mahayana Consciousness-only Sect has the so-called Eight Consciousnesses.
King of Hearts, the first seven consciousnesses are not the key point, so I will skip them. The eighth consciousness, Alaya consciousness, needs to be explained carefully according to the Buddhist scriptures. It will take several days and nights to explain it, so I will just talk about my thoughts."
After coughing and clearing his throat, Lin began to say: "Alaya consciousness is a collective consciousness of the entire universe. It brings together everyone's consciousness. When people have thoughts, this consciousness will separate seeds.
Forming the results of others. To put it more plainly, each person’s existence is due to the collective thoughts of others, so he exists.”
After hearing this kind of remarks, Fen couldn't turn his head around and looked at the proud person with a blank expression. Lin took advantage of the victory and continued: "If the Alaya Consciousness is true, then as long as someone thinks that God exists
Yes, then it really exists. And the more people believe it, the more stable its existence will be. In some novels on Earth, the term 'power of faith' will be used."
"Faith..." Fen seriously thought about such a term and redefined it.
There is also belief in the Lost Land, but faith is just one of the ways to give the gods more power. Homo sapiens with or without faith are not too important to the gods of the Lost Land. Compared with the contribution of believers,
With a little strength, we value more someone who can handle human affairs for us.
Unless the number of people really reaches a certain level, and the level of piety is beyond the reach of ordinary people, then three days of fishing and two days of drying nets and praying will not count.
But seeing the serious expression on the Lich's face, Lin smiled and said, "But I don't think you need to care so much. Just because you have so many believers, you become a god. Then my era was really terrible. In the past, I had to
Only if there is a story about punishing rape and eradicating evil, and showing great justice, can it be popularized and spread by word of mouth. But in the era I live in, the entertainment industry is developed, and various two-dimensional characters and virtual characters in movies are very popular.
It’s hard to imagine, not to mention the fanatical fans inside. If what I just said is indeed true, then it is estimated that the two most powerful gods on earth in the 21st century are called Hollywood and the other.
Akihabara. So just listen to these words."
"Then your second master Guan jumped out and chopped down a god. What's going on?"
After talking loudly for several days, Lin was confused for the first time. "What are you talking about?"