Todd asked Yarbrough softly: "Have you seen everything you want to see in the Kingdom of Heaven?"
A pious expression appeared on Abel's face: "I never thought that one day I would be so close to God's dwelling place. In the kingdom of heaven, everything seems so perfect, too perfect."
Todd held his chin with his right hand, looked at Yarbrough and said, "I have a question. You were once a member of Jade. Why did the other three abandon the path of religion, and only you stayed?"
Yarbrough pointed to the top of his "barren" head and said in a semi-ridiculous tone: "Because I am smarter than the other three and think more."
Hearing what the other party said, Todd couldn't help shaking his head and laughing: "If Terrence hadn't left, I'm afraid there would be a quarrel here now."
Yarbrough bowed to Todd and said slowly: "People often say that truth is an endless road. In fact, the further you go, you will find that there are thousands of roads in this world, and truth is just one of them.
Just a small part of it.”
"When people are young, what they see and hear is just what others instill, and few people think about the essence of things; as teenagers, humans begin to be exposed to knowledge and cases, and under the guidance of others, they begin to understand this
At this time in the world, they are easily misled by words, mistakenly believing that what others say is true, and that what they see and hear is everything."
"Moreover, as people grow older, they will be exposed to more and more things that are unexplainable and completely contradictory, and they will even begin to doubt all the common sense they have learned in life."
Yarbrough paused for a while and then said: "Only at this time can we say that human beings have truly begun to try to understand the world."
"The old stubborn Terrence often said that truth can explain everything. But he never thought that when a problem is explained by truth, there will be more unexplained problems, just like a jar full of worms being opened.
Like that, it crawls everywhere. Some of them can be explained by the truth, but some are completely contrary to the truth."
"They say that the world is made of particles, so if you open these particles, what will be inside?"
"They say that this world is a sphere, located in the galaxy called the sun. So what does it look like outside this galaxy? Is there a wall at the far end, announcing the end of space?"
"They say that the creator of mankind is not God, but nature. So who is the creator of nature? Who is the person who created this creator?"
Todd leaned forward and asked Yarbrough, "It sounds like you don't accept the truth?"
Yarbrough said: "No, on the contrary. I am not opposed to the truth, nor do I deny religion. For me, most of the content of this world is unknown, and any definition of matter and spirit that humans have at this stage is
These are loose guesses and inferences."
Todd looked at the bishop's robe on Yarbrough and said, "So, you are an agnostic."
Yarbrough touched the top of his head with his palms, thought for a while and said: "Agnostics believe that the world cannot be understood, and any human attempt to understand the origin of the world is in vain. But I oppose this view, and I admit this
Progress brought by attempts. No matter how small and humble human beings are, they can finally solve all the mysteries of the origin of the world through continuous learning and cognition. Therefore, I yearn for the truth and believe that the truth can give human beings the motivation to move forward; but
I am also close to religion and hope that human beings can use religion to defeat themselves."
Todd asked: "Use religion to defeat yourself?"
"Human beings are composed of body and mind. They do not have the powerful insight and tenacity of gods. When facing the unknown, they can only choose more calming options to escape and comfort themselves. But this calming
options often lead to the retardation of human progress."
"I use death as an explanation."
"For those who do not believe in religion, the end of life is a cruel and terrifying result. At the time of death, all senses, including taste, touch, hearing and vision, will fail, and people will be in a dark place.
In the bottomless space, the concept of time is forever lost, quietly waiting for the arrival of death. When a person takes his last breath and is buried in the soil, the body will become food for maggots, and the mind will completely dissipate as the brain withers.
.”
"People will completely disappear from this world, and nothing and will will remain."
"The thinking held by irreligious humans will make them have the most pessimistic and negative emotions about death. The most common view is that living is the most important thing, and once you die, you can take nothing with you.
Therefore, we must take pleasure in the moment. This kind of thinking will make human beings prioritize personal survival over the survival of the race. The direct result is that someone will use bad means to harm the interests of the public for his own selfish interests."
"The existence of religion has brought God's warning to mankind, so that believers no longer prioritize self-interest."
Todd frowned and asked, "But why is Heavenly Father's Church like this?"
Yarbrough sighed: "The meaning of religion itself is to teach humans to abandon arrogance and respect the unknown. On the one hand, it gives believers spiritual peace and allows them to have scruples in their words and deeds; on the other hand, it allows believers to be optimistic about the future.
Have something to rely on."
"However, with the development of doctrine and the evolution of religion, the doctrine of God has gradually been distorted in the hands of people, and finally its original meaning has been completely changed, and it has become a means for a few people in the Holy See to gain power and amass wealth."
Yarbrough shook his head helplessly and said: "As it is often said in poetry, the beloved who should have been closest to God has now become the most depraved sinner."
Recalling what the church had done over the years, Todd was silent for a long time, and then said: "Let's not mention these for now. Do you have any plans for the mentioned dual-religion union?"
"Although after the war in the Holy Acropolis, the direct military strength in the hands of the church radicals was greatly reduced, but if you include the knights, believers, order guards, disciples, etc., there are still about 9,000 people in total.
.”
Todd said nonchalantly: "These troops do not pose a threat to me."
Yarbrough took out a pamphlet from his arms and handed it to Todd: "I know, but according to the information provided by the royal spies, the war madmen seem to have found the group of pagans in the south, and from the latter
I bought a lot of weapons in my hands."
Todd seemed to have heard the funniest thing in the world: "You mean, the church purchased muskets and artillery from the empire?"
Yarbrough raised his head and looked at Todd: "This is not surprising. When chased into a corner, no matter how docile a rabbit is, he will open his mouth and bite someone."