Chapter 396 True God and Believers (Repair)
Cedric smiled and visited the temple in the capital with Edmund. The temple was as regular as a medium-sized museum. The statues inside told the myths of Cuchurum. There were so many tourists coming and going, and there were crowds of protesters outside the temple.
Edmund asked with confusion, "Is there any problem doing this?"
Although all the temples built for Kuchurin have also been established, their work is more of a service rather than a missionary. This place is more like an open ancient hero museum rather than a serious and solemn temple. These tourists are not even shallow believers. Can they really support the ceremony of the deity?
Instead of answering Edmund's question directly, Cedric asked back, "The proposal was not approved, right?"
"There is too great resistance in the parliament. There are not many devout believers among the conservatives. It is difficult for them to recognize a new god as the patron saint of the country."
Although the Federal Bureau of Special Events Handling and Research has great power in the superficial world, it is not able to do whatever it wants. For example, their proposal to pass a motion to position Kuchulin as the patron saint of the country was not successful.
"It doesn't matter, anyway, our goal has been achieved." Cedric said indifferently. There is almost no possibility of success in this matter. Not only will the power of the church be opposed, but the hidden existences of the world in the world will inevitably mobilize their power to obstruct the world.
But even if it is a clear failure, their plan can be considered successful.
The fact that Kuchulin is positioned as the patron saint of the country was carried out with great fanfare by this commander, which naturally attracted widespread attention from the entire society. Kuchulin's name has become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people with the confrontation between the commander and the parliament. Even ordinary people who do not care about politics and beliefs have heard of this.
"Our purpose?" Edmund looked at the tourists around him with smiles on their faces. Although most of them were not ready to change their beliefs, they were still very happy with today's free trip.
After all, this temple does not charge any tickets, and the priests inside are mainly young and beautiful girls, which looks very pleasing to the eye.
Edmund quickly understood why Cedric built the temple of Cuchurum more like a free museum, "Don't you want to cause the disgust of these neutral crowds?"
"It seems that you have understood that most truly pious faith comes from two situations, one is the cultivation of a long time and culture, and the other is the redemption of the gods in desperate situations. We do not have both situations for the time being. Instead of annoying most potential believers in order to win some shallow believers, it is better to establish a more inclusive image and cultivate most of the potential believers. Once the time is ripe, these people will become the cornerstone of their faith."
So that's it, Edmund nodded. Although most modern people have no faith, in order to cater to the mainstream of society, they will still claim to believe in the Almighty Lord.
If Kuchulin forcibly preached, it will only cause a more fierce resistance, and even in the subconscious of most ordinary people, an image that invades their beliefs.
But now the temple in Kuchurin not only does not have any missionary activities, but is open to everyone as a public entertainment facility, so people's resistance will naturally be reduced. After all, as a free museum, it is still very well built here.
At least the name of Kuchurin has been known to everyone without any resistance. With the arrival of extraordinary dawn, when God does not respond to faith, a true God who can respond to the prayer will inevitably accumulate enough faith quickly.
"But won't this affect the ritual of the Gods before?" Edmund asked.
"Of course there will be some impact, but the problem is not big." Cedric said, "First of all, the main support of the ritual of God is not faith."
When Edmund heard Cedric's words, she showed a thoughtful look. The mystic knowledge she learned emphasized the importance of faith to the true god, but now she heard another remark from Cedric.
"Is Odin a real god?"
"Of course." Edmund replied without any hesitation.
"But when Odin was appointed gods, humans had not been created in his universe." Cedric explained with a smile, "We call this kind of true gods the ancient gods. They were born as gods and held the authority of the world. This also shows that faith is not necessary for true gods. Even at a certain stage, they can completely abandon faith, such as God."
"But this kind of existence is a minority after all. With the development of the world, the increase of all things, and the cultivation of the true god by the world's will itself, acquired faith has become the mainstream. However, it does not mean that faith is necessary. The most important reason why the true god needs faith is to "gather the power of the whole people."
"'Gathering the power of the crowd'?" Edmund looked at Cedric with a curious look.
"In mysticism, we call all intelligent lives 'observers' because intelligent lives have the ability to subjectively influence the river of destiny. Even if it is just a drop of water, it is valuable. Among them, the ancient innate gods are 'strong observers' when they are born, and they can cover a tributary of destiny with their own world line. They are born with the ability to transcend destiny. As long as the source is not cut off, even if they die, they can return from destiny. This is the biggest difference between the true god and ordinary things."
"And such a natural 'strong observer' is only a few after all, and most ordinary things are just 'observers', but what if the 'observers' gather together?"
Although each drop of water is small, enough water can also form a river.
"So this is why the true gods gather faith." Edmund sighed.
"Through the line of faith, the True God can actually easily accept the identity of the believer's "observer". When enough 'observers' gather together, with the help of a huge ceremony that can roll up waves on a river of destiny, the True God can hold up the God's throne and temporarily transcend the tributary of his own destiny. At this time, the True God and His believers are equivalent to a "medium observer". Although they cannot completely cover the tributary of a river of destiny, they can ensure that their destiny is independent. Therefore, believers of the True God will not enter the cycle of reincarnation in the River Styx, but will transcend the rules of the Styx according to the agreement between God and man, and become the prayer in the Kingdom of God. According to the Dongtu, they are to jump out of the three realms and not in the five elements."
"The reason why the acquired faith is so concerned with faith is precisely because their power to transcend the river of destiny is to borrow the identity of the believer's "observer". When faith disappears, their throne of gods has no support, and they will naturally fall back into the river of destiny."
"So the most important thing about becoming a god is how to become a ‘medium observer’ and a ‘strong observer’? Faith is just one of the means."
"Yes." Cedric nodded, "Of course this has been proven to be one of the most effective means. Another road is in the East, and it is called Jindan Avenue."
Chapter completed!