Fantasy Starting from the Stone Age - Chapter 144
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Episode 144. What to Believe 2
Let’s talk about faith. What is faith?
Among those watching this broadcast, there may be some who are religious and some who are not.
But when explained in purely scientific terms, faith is a lie.
No astrophysicist would ever discuss an omnipotent creator or some Buddhist myth about the beginning of the universe.
The history of mankind and the history of science have always been a task of pushing back the realm of faith. What does the world look like? How are living things created? What is the weather? The sun and the moon? This universe?
So, however, faith has come to exclude the scientific realm.
However, in reality, religion arose before science was developed, and was created to explain things that could not be explained by science ‘at that time’.
There are many contradictions in the Bible, purely ‘objectively’ written in Christianity. Not only contradictions with scientific facts, but also contradictions within itself.
This is the Christian Bible, which has been distorted over the years of transcription. But then what about the Islamic Quran, which has never been distorted and is even forbidden to be translated (though it can be commented on)? Is this in perfect agreement with modern ethics and science?
Or are we trying to fit modern ethics into the scriptures?
All Chaun was born in a time when there was no civilization, and through scientific thinking, reached the current superstitious culture. It is a strange phenomenon that has occurred because we have lived for too long.
In ancient times, people also believed in myths and oral traditions told by shamans.
But that changed when he started writing his own myth and met Castel Laurent. ‘Everything in the world can be explained, we just don’t know.’
And as time went by, All Chaun came to not believe in fate, or an omnipotent god, or anything like that.
The reason is simple. There are such evil kings, disasters, and hopeless diseases that seem to contain all the evil in the world, so how can one possibly think of the will of a transcendent being?
An omnipotent narrator who looks over their history from the creation of the universe to the present day does not exist in the world of All Chaun.
huh?
hmm…….
Anyway, I do not interfere at all with the history created by the beings of this world, including All Chaun.
So, for All Chaun, the rise of the Crescent Moon Church was a puzzling event.
The appearance of Minnirun, who had shed his crescent moon faith, was even more disconcerting.
A pureblood Daton of the most pious demeanor kneels before the throne of Mainirun Ol Chaun, awaiting his disposition.
His face was extremely calm, as if he would gladly accept any punishment, and had no doubts about what he would be dealt.
“So… … what is this guy’s mystery?”
“It is the divine power of the moon.”
The one I raise is a horse and a cow combined. That’s about it. The moon doesn’t emit celestial magic, it doesn’t emit divine power.
“Try it.”
“yes.”
And he naturally cuts his own arm with a knife. The sharp stone knife that cuts even the scales of a hippopotamus passed through, and blood spurts and bones break, but the light he himself emits heals it on its own.
“What is that…?”
We know that the celestial magic of the crescent moon heals people. The lapis with the moon spirit, including Vachat Beram, use celestial magic to generate such power.
However, it only stopped at the level of activating its own vitality, and did not biologically heal wounds in that way.
Fixing a broken object is a kind of joining through human power, not a recovery that turns back time.
But the author does that. Everyone notices and asks the ‘Apostle of the Moon’.
“Explain it.”
“yes.”
And he explains with great care. He knew that the only god of the North, Erin and Baekhan, had the power to heal all things and suppress the evil that was happening. Then he thought that the Crescent Moon, the master of all things who created life, could do the same.
Then, religious ecstasy comes over him and he says that he can use his celestial powers to cure diseases and wounds that even doctors cannot cure.
All of the Minnie Runs in this place, including Olchan, are looking at only one person.
“Castle Laurent?”
Castello Laurent coughs and tries to find a way to clarify the current situation.
“The meme has spread.”
“transition?”
“Yes. The meme called monotheism. The healing power it actually radiates has given birth to the Crescent Faith through the medium of religion. If monotheism responds to human faith and belief, it seems that this can perform that function through celestial magic… … .”
“In short, it became possible because ‘he believes so’?”
“yes.”
All of this makes me feel very impressed.
The birth of mystery is wonderful, but this is a bit too much.
Because he knows that the crescent moon belief is a fraud. He himself used to worship it, but honestly, he now knows that it is just a powerful object that exists in the universe, not a great being.
But as time went by, jokesters fleshed it out, performed it, incorporated it into the curriculum, and wrote books, hymns, and praise songs on their own, and eventually this guy came out.
“It’s good that I became a Minnie Runner… … But… Manum Lapang?”
“Ah. Okay.”
“Can you do that?”
Manum Lapang answers nonchalantly.
“I’ve been able to do it for thousands of years, by the way. Specifically, since Liwaduwan first protested that I had become an Anlair.”
“?!”
“Ah. You didn’t know. I could do it originally. I think the moon is a big, wonderful stone, and big, wonderful stones exert even bigger, wonderful powers, so in my own way… … .”
In short, she was the one who planted the faith. It is natural for what you think to come out.
“Umm… … .”
“I thought it was strange that Manum Lapang was so good at healing compared to other doctors, and there was a reason for that.”
“Is now the time to analyze it? So what should we do with this? To be frank, this kind of superstition… … No. Is it really a superstition? We created ‘religion’.”
A meeting is held in Mainilun. All the Anrai give their opinions on the situation.
It is lowly to blindly deny faith. There is no administrative power to eliminate faith that has already taken root.
If so, there is a way to simply use it. It is time for Ol Chaun to give an answer to the cries of his descendants who ask, “Why doesn’t Ol Chaun offer sacrifices or pray to the new moon? Are you an unbeliever?”
“Apostle of the Moon. You are the first true ‘Rapun’ of the Manum Datun. Originally, this position was given to the best artist, but now it seems that art and faith should be separated.”
“Your kindness is truly infinite. Your greatness is infinite.”
All the Mine Runs come together and formulate doctrines, procedures, and etiquette. The mysteries of the ‘meme’ series are stronger when there are solid procedures. This is probably because it is easy for the will to be cohesive.
“The most important thing to make clear is this. I certainly agree that the moon is stronger than me. The moon’s power seems almost infinite… … . But still, the moon is the moon, not a human. I am the father of all Datons. This Datang is a country I created.”
“That’s true.”
All of Oh Chaun’s authority comes from the fact that he is literally the one who made the soup.
What would Daton be like now if it hadn’t been for All Chaun? Perhaps even now, 19,000 years later, it would still be a savage tribe, trembling in fear at the scaled hippopotamus and being eaten by leopards.
Of course, there must have been some talented people in the meantime, so someone else could have made the soup… … But would it have been as successful as All Chaun? Could it have been possible to say, ‘Of course, it’s about helping others’?
If a bad leader had replaced All Chaun, the entire Datang would have been in a civil war, hellish, fighting over the holy land, just like in the East.
So the first principle is the separation of church and state. And one more. The divine right is inferior to human rights. The church power is inferior to the king’s power.
It is a form of religion in which religion is thoroughly controlled by the secular monarch, Ol Chaun.
All Chaun is a being who respects the sky, not a person who serves the sky. It was All Chaun who ‘chose’ to use the power of the moon, not the moon who chose All Chaun.
“And if you’ve been dealing with this mystery from the beginning, then it’s only natural that you should be the leader.”
“Of course. I can’t increase the workload of poor Medakbo.”
“Honestly, I don’t appreciate it, but I will say thank you.”
And the second principle is that Manum Lapin is the supreme religious leader. Lapin = Pope.
Manum Lapang is responsible for creating scriptures and presiding over all religious ceremonies, on behalf of Ol Chaun. In religious ceremonies, Ol Chaun is in a ‘spectator’ position, and the one who presides must be Manum Lapang.
“Just as law and scholarship, the scriptures should be subject to revision. And they should not be given unconditional priority over scholarship and facts.”
“Of course. We can’t rely on healing through mysticism.”
“These days, even Laurens under me are studying medicine, not fucking faith healing, so I have to make sure of that.”
Thirdly, the scriptures declare that the moon was not created by the Datons.
Compared to the religions of the Earth, it is the most heterogeneous. The moon does not speak well, and we can misinterpret its meaning, so it was selected and edited to create a scripture, so it can be revised and added to in future generations if necessary.
Accordingly, priests who have reached the level of superhumans, such as ‘Rapun’, are given the right to make minor edits to the scriptures, such as writing or erasing them. Of course, this is only possible after passing the test of Manum Rapang.
“And… … . Now that it’s come to this, I think I should raise Manum Lapang’s status a bit.”
“Isn’t it okay now?”
“No. Let’s raise it a bit. At least we should make them joint number two. Laurent is reason, Lapin is faith. It’s perfect.”
To be honest, Lapin’s authority, which had little presence within Datang other than evaluating art, has also risen significantly. In a way, you could say that after 18,000 years, Manum Lapin has been busy.
“Wait a minute. But then what about the Great Forest? The Great Forest is made of the red moon, so it would be a bit strange to worship a crescent moon that can’t even be seen.”
“Shujordo also has a cross… … If we look at it objectively, the magical power of the cross is more important to us.”
So the name ‘Crescent Moon Religion’ is also changed. ‘Manumdaoho’ literally translates to ‘Cheoncheogyo’. It is a religion that worships the universe of the sky, the source of its magical power. The crescent moon is merciful, the cross moon is capricious, and the red moon moves steadily forward.
“The core of the mystery, the story with direction, is important. Active healing and power using celestial magic… … And if there is no development through that, why create a religion?”
“Hakang. Then I will suggest a direction and you will tell a story.”
“Of course. That’s my job.”
Unlike monotheism, which assumes a Creator who created the entire universe, a somewhat vague religion is born, which feels like we do not know how the universe was created, and that celestial bodies have tremendous powers and we borrow their powers and do what they want.
The traditional ethics and laws of Datang, and a religion that emphasizes obedience to the state system.
Well! Anyway, the Celestial Church was born! The Cosmic Demons are a disaster that sucks up the celestial bodies and runs wild in space, and the human’s escape through the power of the celestial bodies and their ascension to godhood creates a human who surpasses the celestial bodies, and furthermore, allows them to defeat the demons in this world.
What was at that time an unofficial religion, or so to speak, a pseudo-religion, has now become concrete.
The Datang system was incredibly stable during the middle period of the Christian era.
From the highest to the lowest classes, everyone believed in religion and complied with the system, and with the addition of religious supervision, it became possible to catch the corruption of local officials in more detail.
“Is this finally an era of peace?”
Well… … . When you give authority to something, there is bound to be pressure.
In other words, in return for having controlled religious pressure, Datang now found himself subject to religious pressure.
“Sledgehammer on the pagans Baekhan and Erin!”
“And, let’s punish Seiwamuyu, the Dragon God believer! Why should we tolerate such a nation to the east of Dator!”
At this overwhelming number of opinions, Mainilun is turned upside down.
“huh???”
Of course, it was not as quiet as the 12th Dynasty of Seiwamuyu, which was located to the east of Datang.
“Huh??? A war between Da-tang and us??? Us???”
Both leaders are on the verge of a war they have no desire for.