In fact, speaking of it, Geer belongs to the kind of person who is "poor and rich at the same time, with a shy chest and belly, and his clothes will rustle even if he has ten coins in his waist." Ever since he got the Black Death Sword, he has been killing and killing, and he has no knowledge at all.
Keep in mind, he himself is actually still the primitive man of the small tribe who was about to starve to death. His views and knowledge of the world are at a very, very primitive level.
This has nothing to do with intelligence, it's just a matter of vision.
He doesn't know much about the universe he lives in. Every time he goes to other worlds, he's mostly looking for gods and then killing them. He doesn't know much about the world himself. After all, he comes and goes in a hurry.
What?
That is to say, when he comes to Earth, he needs to know where the ancient god sealed it, so he needs to investigate slowly.
That’s why I have the heart to care about what the world is like.
This understanding was incredible, and he felt that his three views had been reshaped.
The people on earth's views on gods and religion are very different from Geer's understanding.
Even the attitude of the new believers in the religion towards the gods makes Gal feel... horrified? To be honest, although Gal is against the gods, he has not seen through in his own knowledge that the gods are actually nothing.
Still maintaining his original cognition, he just felt that the gods were not what he expected, so he turned from pink to black and began to kill the gods. In fact, this itself was a kind of stress on his own cognition.
He did not escape the cage of cognition.
God is God, and man is man.
The attitude of the people on earth towards religion and gods frightened Geer, but he also felt that he had seen a new world!
Are gods really necessary?
With this question in mind, Geer checked the information and found that among the 6.9 billion people in the world, the proportion of religious believers is beyond imagination, with Christianity the most, followed by Islam, and Hinduism and Buddhism as well.
Geer was surprised to find that different countries and regions had completely different attitudes towards gods.
Take Europe as an example. Although there are many countries in history that have been in constant war, including the Hundred Years War between Britain and France, the bloody feud between France and Germany, and the catastrophic disasters of World War I and World War II. Logically speaking, Europe is a piece of scattered sand, and it is absolutely
They can't come together.
But in fact, thanks to the efforts of France, Europe gradually formed a whole and became the European Union as we all know it today. Why is this happening? The reason is very simple, because the culture of the entire Europe has something in common. As the saying goes, it is not our nation.
People of all races must have different hearts and minds, and if they have a common sense of cultural identity, they will naturally come together easily. What is the "greatest common denominator" of the cultures of the entire Europe? In fact, it is not the liberal democracy they clamor for every day, but Christianity. Looking back at the entire Europe
Although Europe is fragmented and full of contradictions in its history, Europe has experienced a very special era - the European Middle Ages. During this period, the power of the Pope far exceeded that of other countries, so much so that the entire world supported the Pope.
Catholicism became the state of each country, and the coronation ceremony of the Pope became the sacred and inviolable source of the king's power. In this context, although Europe finally embarked on the path of the Renaissance and quickly proposed democracy and freedom, they still did not give up Christianity after all.
Consider yourself God’s chosen people.
Along with the great voyages, Europe's Christian faith also radiated to other continents - including the United States. Those navigators who traveled across the oceans spread Christianity to the American continent. Therefore, although the United States and Britain are mortal enemies, the United States and the entire European world
There are also huge conflicts of interest, but they can still unite and call themselves Western civilization, and they have a common sense of identity. It has to be said that Christianity, the cultural system, has really become the greatest common denominator of Western civilization. If this convention is taken away
How do they distinguish themselves from black and yellow people, and how do they achieve the great unity of the Western world? Therefore, for modern Western developed countries, Christianity is no longer a simple religion, but a sense of cultural identity.
, absolutely indispensable.
This is particularly prominent in Americans. As we all know, the United States and the entire Western world are obsessed with identity politics - for example, there are more than 100 genders, such as various minority groups. In short, every identity is linked to politics.
It belongs to its own interest system. As a well-known religious identity in the United States, Christianity has undoubtedly become a medium for many people to unite. They find cultural resonance in this group, find the warmth of the same team, and can also obtain many benefits through this group.
, even influence votes and promote politics. When Christian groups grow stronger, the votes in their hands will attract the attention of a large number of politicians. Politicians will treat them like their own parents, no matter how highly educated they are.
, they will only shout to the Christian group that God is calling, completely ignoring their own scientific research theories. And after the Christian group elects some senior officials, in order to give back to the voters, these senior officials will spare no effort to show that they are also Christian believers, and even
The President of the United States also presses his hand on the Bible when taking the oath to express that he is with God and the voters. Therefore, identity politics has given new-age Christianity a shot of chicken blood, making it revitalized.
(We Chinese should actually feel this. For example, each of us knows science and is opposed to superstition, but we will also offer incense and worship devoutly when passing by the temple. For example, we will worship the ancestors every year during the Qingming Festival.
People use this to express their remembrance of their ancestors. Why? Because it has become a cultural tradition.)
The same is true when it comes to Christianity. Although Westerners have a very high level of education, know the way the celestial bodies move, and understand the truth about the immortality of matter, they have listened to their parents preaching Christianity since they were young, and they will pray when something goes wrong.
When they feel happy, they will talk to a priest. Maybe they don’t believe in God, but Christianity has become a habit, so they don’t give up.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Geer also knew that the West had carried out vigorous religious reforms and religious wars. In the Middle Ages, religion curbed thought, "ruled" everyone, and even introduced atonement
Coupon... But as the Reformation War progressed, the rule of Christianity was eventually disintegrated and turned into justification by faith. Everyone could communicate directly with the Lord. Religion changed from a sacred and inviolable existence to
It has become an existence that is accessible to everyone. Coupled with the subsequent integration of a series of religions into modern life, religion, which was originally rigid and inert and restrained human nature, has become a cultural concept. Therefore, the religious reform also ensured that the West
Belief in religion.
And in less developed areas.
Geer discovered that religion had taken on another form.
It became a tool of domination.
The most typical one is Chinese history. There were times when the Li and Tang dynasties worshiped Lao Tzu as their ancestor, Wu Zetian claimed to be the Buddha who descended to earth, and Emperor Wu of Liang devoted himself to Buddhist temples several times. This was still in an era when royal power was far greater than divine power, but these rulers all did
They personally took the lead in advocating religion. Why did they do this? In fact, the answer is very simple. They just want to use religion to govern better. So the question is, why is religion a good tool for governance? The reason
It's very simple. Religion can unite the vast majority and establish a common value. Buddhism, for example, teaches people to be obedient. That's why Emperor Wu of Liang used Buddhism to suppress the violence at the bottom through social public opinion during the chaotic times of the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
To resolve the rebellion and maintain their own rule. The same principle can also be applied to Hinduism. Anyone familiar with history knows that India is an unprecedented complex body. This country is like a bulk existence, with many contradictions between states.
There are constant conflicts between various ethnic groups, and even the central and local governments are at loggerheads. But for such a country that looks like it will fall apart, it relies on Hinduism to temporarily suppress all contradictions and finally form a unified whole.
In addition, Geer can also discover an interesting phenomenon. It is clear that the people at the bottom of India live like pigs and dogs, why do they not resist the government?
The reason is very simple. Hinduism tells everyone that those Brahmins and Kshatriya nobles can enjoy happiness because they suffered enough in their previous lives. Now that they are enjoying suffering, they will become Brahmins in their next life. And if they resist, then they will become Brahmins in their next life.
Will fall into "hell".
This gave Geer a very familiar feeling. Although the gods he believed in did not have the concept of reincarnation (no Western religions have the concept of reincarnation), there was still talk of suffering now and going to heaven in the future.
In the world before Geer, almost everyone was working hard for their own death, hoping that they could enjoy happiness after death.
In this way, the sufferings and setbacks you endure while alive are all for the sake of enjoying happiness after death. Therefore, you cannot resist while you are alive.
Geer had always believed that this was the truth. Although he was shaken by his resistance to the gods, deep down he didn't know what it was for... It wasn't until he saw the information on the earth that he realized that these were just the words of the ruler.
Just a technique.
Such perfect logic and self-consistency suddenly made all the people at the bottom advocate asceticism and regard the torment of the government as a kind of enjoyment. No matter how miserable their life is, they are still full of hope for the afterlife. In this way, India, this terrifying powder keg, can
It has become so quiet. Therefore, the existence of Hinduism is undoubtedly the best proof of maintaining its rule, which in turn allows religion to gain a firm foothold in the new era. The same is true in Geer's world. They live worse than India!
But I still have a hard time praying and offering sacrifices to the gods!
In addition, religion is also spiritual food for those suffering.
Geer discovered a lot of new terms on the earth, and the Internet is very exciting... Many people are sharing their "laying down and relying on", such as the 4090 graphics card, endless games on Steam, and TFboy's fresh meat.
Another example is the once-in-a-thousand-year beauty Ju Jingyi and some messy things.
Some of Geer could understand and some could not, but he was greatly shocked.
But he can feel that these flat supports cost money, and the cost is quite high. But what about the people in backward areas who have no money? It is difficult for them to even eat enough. But religion is different.
Religion does not cost a penny, and it can also bring you both physical and spiritual enjoyment.
Imagine that when we go home tired, we may be able to release ourselves through games, but after playing, we will feel endless fatigue and emptiness. But after we have worked hard for a day, when we kneel down in front of the Quran and the Jewish Bible, we seem to be listening to
To the call of Allah and God.
Anyway, this is how Geer comforted himself before.
They soothe our souls and redeem us. This kind of spiritual comfort fills our emptiness and becomes the best choice for lying down. The above description expresses a point that religion has become a kind of spirituality.
Food has become a choice for people at the bottom to relieve stress in today's society.
If you don’t believe it, just look at the bullies and Arabs at the bottom. The Jews at the bottom not only suffered political exploitation from the upper class, but were also passively dragged into a war and suffered the condemnation of the world...
Only religion can give them comfort.
Another example is the Arabs in Palestine. They are lucky to be alive. Under such extreme despair, how can they survive without relying on religion?
Geer thought about himself and the people in his world again. Natural disasters continued, and everyone was struggling on the edge of life and death. How did they survive... Didn't they rely on this little spiritual food? Why didn't he himself? His son, wife
, parents, friends, all died one after another, and he was still struggling, relying on that insignificant hope, hoping that his own gods could save them!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In addition to the above reasons, there is one more thing that cannot be forgotten, and that is the essence of the birth of religion. The essence of the birth of religion is the fear of the unknown.
When our ancestors saw thunder and lightning or the birth of flames, they would be in a state of hesitation all day long. This extreme hesitation would force us to react to stress, and some people would go crazy, while others would extinguish the flames that were created out of thin air.
But in the end, the ancestors used their brains to explain the incomprehensible existence of fear, and this explanation was collectively called God.
This is the earth's understanding of the emergence of gods... There is really a god on Geer's side. But the method is more terrifying, still fear, the gods directly bring disaster to them, maintaining this fear... This makes Geer endure it again
I couldn't help but want to vent my anger on the two gods.
Geer likes the earth a little bit.
Although people here believe in religion, they regard religion more as a philosophy. Even whether gods exist or not has no effect on them. What about the existence of gods? They still live their own lives.
It doesn’t seem like gods exist, but do they bring any benefits?
No, they only bring suffering.
In order to explore religion and gods, he visited many religious places.
Including the Vatican.
He didn't find God...he was satisfied.
After all, no matter what, deep down in his heart, he still harbors a certain suspicion about killing gods... because he has been taught since he was a child that without the guidance of gods, they will all be destroyed.
But now this problem no longer exists.
The earth has no gods, but it is still fine.
What does this mean?
It doesn't really matter whether gods exist or not.
This gave him the greatest reasonable reason to slaughter the gods.
Not for personal revenge!
People, always have to find a reason for themselves.
