Theism has always had a great influence in the Western world. Although with the development of science and technology, the Roman Church cannot excommunicate the king, interfere with the king's marriage (especially Henry VIII), or organize crusade as it did in the past. Pagans and English Puritans cannot launch witch hunting campaigns at will, but religion still affects all aspects of the secular world.
Especially in the United States, the world's largest technological power, religion also has an extremely powerful influence.
For example, when witnesses attend, they need to press their hands on the Bible to swear an oath, otherwise the testimony will have no legal effect; presidential candidates must obtain the blessing and prayer of a pastor. After being elected, they also need to press their hands on the Bible before they can officially take office, and the president must appoint a White House official. Chaplain; in the US military, there must also be a chaplain. If the chaplain does not pray, the soldiers may even be unwilling to go to war; there are even seminaries in famous universities, and the admission scores of these seminaries and certain sciences The academy is not inferior at all.
As stated before, theists will claim to be God's shepherds.
Americans consider themselves to be soldiers of God, and the wars they initiate are all just wars. They are liberating ignorance and saving the world, because they are blessed by God, they are the most correct in the world, and others must learn from them. . As for whether anyone will find out that the reason for launching the war is actually oil or something else, it depends on how politicians deceive the people.
Today, at least half of Americans believe that religion should influence science and politics, which is one of the reasons why anti-intellectual behavior often occurs in theistic countries. In Salomon's view, it would not be surprising if these Saxon barbarians would one day take syringes and inject disinfectant into their bodies.
When the living Athena appeared in front of him, Salomon did not believe in him. He didn't even believe in Emperor Weishan, so how could he believe in God? When he thought about it, God was probably a being on the same level as Odin, and Emperor Vishan was a magical entity that existed in the multiverse. It was clear which one was stronger and which one was weaker. Not to mention the real gods in the universe, Kamathaj was the greatest. His backer is the eternal god. Even for the Eternal God, Salomon only expressed respect.
Salomon concluded that religion was of no use to the development of mankind without the power of the gods.
But Salomon will not interfere. Now Western society has exhausted the scientific enterprising spirit of the Renaissance, but the world is not peaceful. The successive alien invasions will make the people on earth understand that they have no role in the universe. not lonely. In order to survive in this universe, humans must develop technology, and religion will naturally be eliminated. Salomon does not need to do anything to see the end of theology.
When Salomon informed the Supreme Mage of his conclusion, the Supreme Master was very satisfied that Salomon had such an idea, and she rewarded Salomon with a bottle of soda. In the Venerable's understanding, Salomon's birth was full of doubts from the beginning. The stigmata most likely came from heaven, which is why Salomon possessed a magical talent that is difficult for ordinary people to match. As the Supreme Mage who abducted Salomon into Kama Taj, he naturally does not want the disciples he trains to become the bastards of extradimensional creatures. Only a Holy Son who does not believe in God can protect the new Supreme Mage until he grows up. Earth.
Salomon, who is currently checking information on the top floor of Colin Manor, has already developed a contempt for Barnabas.
You've already become a vampire, so don't dream about going to heaven. Wouldn't it be fun to become a petitioner? Whether you judge whether a person can ascend to heaven according to the standards of Judaism, Anglicanism, Orthodoxy or Catholicism, I am afraid that only a very small number of people in modern society can meet that standard. If you don’t believe it, open your browser history If you look at the record, you will understand how many crimes you have committed.
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This is already the fifth day - Salomon spent a long time screening the books. Every day he would be busy until late at night before returning to Karma Taj, and would open them again in the hall of Colin Manor during the day. The Corinthian family also turned a blind eye to the portal from the beginning. They could see the sparks lighting up in the living room and Salomon hurriedly walking upstairs every morning.
There were many heavy books and yellowed scrolls piled at his feet. These were all books he had excluded. Although there were one or two small magics recorded in them, what he needed came from the "Book of Darkness". 》The black magic is very different, and the harm is basically zero. But after the last conversation, Barnabas no longer took the initiative to appear in front of Salomon. A guy without faith really frightened him.
As one of the first families to arrive in the American continent, the Corinthian family's coat of arms has a seahorse pattern. The seahorse coat of arms symbolizes the power of water and is a symbol of safe routes on the sea. In those days, no one who relied on the ocean for business was unsuperstitious. Barnabas had long since become a loyal Puritan under the influence of his parents.
In his view, no faith equals no bottom line. The vampire has no idea whether Salomon will keep his promise and will not in turn eliminate him and Victoria. Even God cannot guarantee whether Salomon can keep his word. He felt that a big trouble was hanging over the Corinthian family, and now Salomon was much more disgusting in the eyes of vampires than sunlight, silverware, and garlic combined.
Salomon, who didn't know that he was already a "ghost", stretched hard, and he could even hear the crisp sound of his spine stretching. When you open the curtains, you will find the crimson sunset mixed with gray clouds, dyeing the distant sea an ambiguous deep pink. If Salomon hadn't felt sore in his neck, he might not have realized the passage of time.
And his results are obvious. There are still several books on the table. Although they are full of nonsense that now seems to be fallacies, Salomon still found the content he wanted. He didn't read the long spell in its entirety, but he could understand the dangers of it. Now, he needs to investigate the origin of this spell, because the Lord's order is to find the "Dark God Book", not just one or two spells.
This is an alchemy book written in Latin. This is not surprising. Transforming humans into vampires is a transmutation of the nature of life. It is normal for it to be classified in alchemy books.
Salomon found the author's name on the title page of the book, which was an Arabicized name "Jabir" and the medieval Latin spelling "Geber". The name Jabir often appears in the most influential Latin alchemical works of the thirteenth century, but the Latin spelling of the name Gabor belongs to another person, who simply adopted the name of the Aragonese alchemist. However, he also adopted the typical guidance style of Jabir's writings and rewrote some chapters of Jabir's "Seventy Books".
The author even included some grammatical structures and expressions that were translated into Latin but seemed to be typical Arabic in his text, trying to pass them off as genuine and use them to increase the credibility of his work. As for why this was done, it has to do with the spread of alchemy to Europe after the exchange between Christian civilization and Arab civilization, so I won’t go into details here.
All in all, according to the research of later historians, the author behind this "Gelber" is most likely Paul of Taranto, an Italian Franciscan priest and teacher - because Paul wrote a nearly contemporary alchemical text , is very similar in style and content to "Gaber's" text. The original text is now stored in Kamal Taj's library, and Salomon once read it.
After confirming the next itinerary, Salomon put the book into the dimensional bag. He still had something to do. Barnabas's conjecture was indeed correct. Salomon would not abide by the agreement because of this. There are also dark magical creatures in this small town.
Tonight, Salomon joins the hunt.
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