Lu Zhengkang never thought that one day he would be able to say to all kinds of statues: "It's really a dazzling array of things."
It's not like he hasn't heard of mixed religious jokes, such as the Shaolin Temple's Great Lama in St. Mary's Church in Wudang Mountain, but when he experienced it himself, he didn't actually find it funny, he just found it weird.
It's really weird.
In the game "Salt and Sanctuary", you have to choose one of three faiths at the beginning. Although there are seven faiths in total in the game, the guide only gives the player three options, namely the Goddess of Light, the Three Saints, and
It has an iron will and also represents the three beliefs of polytheism, monotheism and atheism.
In fact, Lu Zhengkang was not surprised by the large number of beliefs displayed in front of him, because belief, from the perspective of the historical timeline and the direction of civilization evolution, is also divided into several stages, and these stages have various
god.
The seven major beliefs in "Salt and Sanctuary" are actually very representative.
First of all, the early beliefs of mankind were naturally animism. In the game, it was the Root of the Rock religion. In reality, there were shamanism, etc. Belief in natural phenomena, giving them mystery, obtaining enlightenment and shelter, etc., were all early human civilizations.
The weak power reflects that at that time, human beings, like other animals, survived in nature and had not yet begun to transform nature.
Then, as civilization evolved, polytheism evolved, and in this process, a brand new faith was born, called the Dionysian faith. In the game, it is the Golden Cult, which believes in Dionysus and the phantom god, or is called the Dionysian Faith.
The Fool and the Prophet, the people of this sect insist that the body will eventually decay, but gold is eternal. The Golden Cult has a deep connection with the Root of Rock, and it can be said that it evolved from the Root of Rock. The prototype of this belief is the Thracian
The belief in Dionysus, the god of wine, was later included in Greek mythology.
The emergence of polytheism can be regarded as an end point of the development of animism. The natural priesthood has been assigned, the gods have been established, and the relationship between humans and gods is very close. This can be seen from Zeus in Greek mythology. This is also the relationship between humans and nature.
The result of deep entanglement with each other is the footnote of civilization. In the game, nature is the goddess of light. The twelve old gods headed by her unite the entire natural pantheon to form the Pantheon.
Devara, the goddess of light, is a relatively special existence in "Salt and Sanctuary". Because she is the goddess of light, she sounds very redemptive and very otherworldly when she hears it. She is probably the object of the prison lord's jealousy, but in the background of the game
Here, Devara's faith has disappeared and was replaced by the Three Holy Religions, which symbolize monotheism.
The emergence of monotheism should be regarded as a monument to the evolution of civilization. It represents the rise of human wisdom and the improvement of strength. Originally, animism was about hunting in the woods, and you had to ask the mountain gods for blessings.
, what everyone thinks about the world
The views are all vague. In the polytheistic period, people were digging in the fields for food. With the development of agriculture, when you are full, you will have the leisure to think about life and the universe, including the belief in Dionysus. Wine is made from grain, and wine is made only when there is surplus grain.
, also represents the beginning of rich life.
As people's stomachs become fuller and fuller, and they have nothing to do in their free time, such as fighting wars and creating wonders, people's spirits become relatively empty at this time, so they begin to conduct further research on deeper metaphysics, views on life and death, and other philosophical topics. In the trend of rational thought
Before its emergence, the methodology for human beings to think about the world was religious theology, so the emergence of monotheism represented a leap in civilization. Here, it specifically refers to the Western world outside the Confucian cultural circle, mainly Europe, Egypt, etc.
In the game, the Pantheon is replaced by the Three Saints, that is, the trinity of kings, knights, and judges. The king exercises power, the knights punish foreign enemies, and the judges govern the country. "The Record of the Gods" records: "The New Gods, also called the Three Holy Spirits,
It is the product of dynasty and royal power. Devara recognized the two royal families from Askalia and gave them divinity: king and knight, which are the sacred incarnations of the people of Askalia."
According to the Three Holy Sects, Devara became a judge, with the same status as a king and a knight, but in fact this was just a way of putting money on their faces, and their missionary work relied on violent conquest rather than gentle return.
The kings and knights were just mortals, and the faith they accepted could not bring them any help. When the Three Saints wandered on the nameless island in an unknown way, and were imprisoned in the cemetery of the gods, their bodies decayed.
Become a monster, and those beliefs are captured by the prison lord.
The Three Saints are a scam and the vest of the nameless god, the lord of the prison.
This actually explains something. If Lu Zhengkang guessed that rA9 is the nameless god, then the beliefs provided by Kamsky definitely have rA9's vest, such as the holy one, which feels very suspicious.
The development from monotheism to atheism is naturally another leap.
There are many types of atheism, which resemble Confucian cultural patriarchal systems. In fact, they were atheism from the beginning, and there was a man who declared the death of God: Nietzsche.
He believed that the compassion, mercy and asceticism advocated by Christianity were all "crimes against life". He had unprecedented respect for human power, especially the power of will, and had a fanatical belief in Spartan discipline.
The atheists in "Salt" are the blacksmiths in the mountains. They believe in iron will, man can conquer nature, and they also reject magic. They declare that personality is better than godhead, and they are worthy of worship. The Iron Sect has its own belief system, its own school, priests, and classics
and hymns. All praise human will. Obviously, they are based on Nietzsche's ideas.
The Flying Face Sect that Lu Zhengkang and Su Xiangli belong to is also atheistic and satirizes religious mysticism.
In addition to these beliefs, there is also a rather peculiar type of belief, which is the Cthulhu Mythos. This belief advocates infinite limits and that people can never understand God.
There are countless decimals between the numbers 0 and 1, and there are countless decimals between the numbers 0 and 2, but the "infinity" from 0 to 2 is greater than the "infinity" from 0 to 1. This is Cthulhu
At the core of mythology, God is beyond the limits of human understanding, indescribable, and inaccessible.
This idea actually existed during the time of monotheistic religions. The true face of God cannot be looked directly at, and even angels cannot look directly at it. In fact, it is mysticism, but the mysticism of the Cthulhu Mythos is very high-end and wonderful, and its demonic nature makes it difficult to see directly.
People can't help but be curious, this is its unique charm.
Kamsky’s idol stall had some beliefs similar to the Cthulhu Mythos, and Lu Zhengkang had no intention of choosing them.
He immediately saw the statue of his Flying Noodle Cult at the stall and a delicious pile of noodles. He grabbed it in his hand and said, "I chose this one."
Kamski put the furoshiki away and hid it in his fourth-dimensional cloak, "This lump of noodles was brought in by an outsider. Those who believe in him must have disappeared in the mass extinction. This island
There are a few people who believe in Him, and they may be able to bring you some help. You can go to the shelter in front and enshrine the statue. Outsiders, I wish you good luck and look forward to the day when you discover the truth."
Lu Zhengkang put his Flying Noodles into his bag and waved goodbye to Kamsky, who was like a KFC gentleman. He continued to move along the gentle hillside. After a while, he looked back and saw that Kamsky was no longer there in the foggy depths.