A point of view that has not been thought of, an idea that has not been heard. Fen sat back on his chair, crossed his feet again, and restored his 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?
All right. 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 you can't listen anymore, you will see a figure with long flowing hair and twerking away.
There are so many things to talk about, where to start? Lin winked and thought seriously for a while before starting to talk. This dull knowledge, of course, 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 he was in, Lin knew something about it, although his knowledge was not deep.
Christianity, of course, tells some classic stories in the Bible. Maybe the sentence is not the original sentence in the Bible, but Lin only remembered it roughly. At first, I got tired of watching martial arts, so I turned to reading the Bible as a book.
I am completely unfamiliar with teaching. Probably also give some explanation on the doctrine that it was born out of Christianity and the social environment in which it developed. The war between the two monotheistic religions that lasted for thousands of years has also been written a lot. After all, the religious beliefs of the earth cannot be understood independently of the historical context.
Relatively speaking, Lin was familiar with Buddhism. Mahayana Buddhism, Hinayana Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, etc., one flower blooms with several leaves, and countless sects bloom all over the earth. Everyone has their own understanding and practice methods, but its root is still the Buddha Sakyamuni.
The large-scale religious talk was only halfway through, and Halumi and Kaya, who were hiding outside the door and eavesdropping, could not help but feel sleepy. The two of them were sitting on the floor, back to back, taking a nap. I drove the two little girls back to bed, made some midnight snacks, and made a cup of coffee before I came back and continued talking to Fen about the long history of religion. After all, the night was long.
The three major religions have been mentioned, and next are some local beliefs that I know, as well as myths and beliefs that have appeared in history, such as the absurd and unruly Greek myths, the Nordic myths that end in total annihilation, and more gods than people. The Indian mythology, the Mayan mythology where light and darkness confront each other, the ghosts walking in the night, and the Japanese mythology where 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. Of course, it cannot be covered in one night.
Moreover, the various things in the new world unsurprisingly attracted the three girls, big and small, and they all listened to everything with bright eyes. The difference between the Lost Land and the Lost Land is the novelty of the Lost Land. Maybe there is no magic on the earth, and maybe there is still a debate about the superiority of science and magic, but the culture of the earth is a few streets, maybe a few light years, ahead of the land of magic.
The chatterbox is opened, add some wine, and if there are dried chili fish, it will be perfect. Rather than giving lectures to spread earth information technology, Lin was more interested in talking nonsense to only three audiences.
After talking about it for several nights, I finally gave an overview. The two little girls were chattering and discussing the ideas of earthlings about myths. It's like a god who sleeps with a cow and gives birth to a minotaur. The man sleeps with a horse and actually gives birth to a horse with wings. This kind of completely illogical and nonsensical story has never been heard of in Midi.
Fen was not 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 god of the lost land really exists. 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 kept asking for it. It was not enough to give all their property, they also had to sacrifice the people around them, and even themselves.
Will this produce good results? The only answer is unfortunately...
The new gods in this era may have broken away from the bad tastes 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 the interests of those bastards. The difference between them and other people is that their 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 dissatisfaction in life. The part beyond ability relies on a little bit of luck, that is, in people's imagination, the gods of various roles. After realizing 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 and didn't know how to answer them, heard such an uncertain word, and his whole voice raised an octave. His eyes were as sharp as a sword, as if he wanted to pierce someone. She asked: "What do you mean by!"
"Well..." Lin said cautiously, as if he had stepped on a landmine: "You know I am a believer in science, right?"
"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 you have, how much you can say."
"There is some evidence..." Fen savored this sentence carefully, but 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 such a 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 He does not exist."
That delicate face froze, and Fen looked at someone in astonishment. Lin continued: "This is a very basic if and only if in logic. You can understand it by giving an example. It rains, so the ground is wet. This sentence is correct."
Well, no problem. 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 water, the ground will be wet. It may not be raining."
"That's right, girl, you've figured it out." After a little praise, the proud little girl sat back on her stool. Lin said: "Logically, the requirements for causation are very strict, but causation cannot stand the test. Speaking of the gods on earth, since I can't prove that they don't exist, is there any possibility? , supporting their existence.”
"Have it?"
"Maybe I want to be more utilitarian, that is, who am I 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 Yeah, it’s almost the same in Lost Land. No matter it’s a god or a king, those people who are high up will not 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 focus, so I will skip it. The eighth consciousness, Alaya consciousness, needs to be explained carefully according to 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, everyone’s existence is due to the collective thoughts of others, so he exists.”
After hearing this kind of remarks, Fen couldn't wrap his head around it and looked at the proud man with a dull look on his face. Lin took advantage of the victory to pursue the victory and continued: "If the Alaya Consciousness is true, then as long as some people believe that God exists, then He really exists. And the more people believe, the more stable its existence will be. This is a certain world on earth. Among them, terms like the power of faith will be used.”
"Faith..." Fen seriously thought about such a term and redefined it.
There is also belief in Midland, but belief is just one of the ways to give the gods more power. The presence or absence of Homo sapiens who believe in them is not too important to the gods of Midland. Compared with the little power contributed by believers, they value someone who can handle human affairs for them.
Unless the number of people really reaches a certain level, and the level of piety is beyond the reach of ordinary people. That's not just three days of fishing and two days of drying nets and praying.
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 can become a god. Then my era was really terrible. In the past, I had to There needs to be some story about punishing rape and eradicating evil, and showing justice to the sky, in order to have a chance to be popular and spread by word of mouth. But in the era I live in, the entertainment industry is developed, and various two-dimensional characters and movie virtual characters 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?"
