Invincible urban management

65. Theological concepts of ** people

"...What? That Mayan priest just displayed his great power and summoned the Feathered Serpent God, and then I killed him with a brick??? I clearly just beat an old lunatic with a brick... "

Wang Qiu pointed to his nose in disbelief, and said almost dumbfounded, "...I didn't see anything just now!"

"...It's normal not to be able to see it! If you can really see the Feathered Serpent, it means that you have also become a believer who worships the Feathered Serpent God!"

Professor Yang, the political commissar, sighed, patted Wang Qiu on the shoulder, and explained.

——Originally, it should be the task of his experienced old comrade to deal with such unscientific supernatural forces.But just now he walked a few steps slower, so he missed the short-term confrontation, so Wang Qiu, a stunned young man, stole the limelight...

However, this super brave man who easily slaughtered the Feathered Serpent God is still at a loss about his feat.

"...This...I still don't understand what's going on...Professor Yang, can you explain it to me?"

"...Well, it's really complicated and troublesome to explain this kind of feudal superstition from the beginning..."

Facing Wang Qiu's puzzled eyes, Professor Yang scratched his head in distress and sighed, "...I'll explain it to you casually! Let me, a Communist Party member who teaches Marxist philosophy, explain some superstitions And theology, no matter how it sounds, it feels really awkward...In short, let me ask you a question first: Do you think that in our world, do God come first before man, or do man come first before God?"

"...Uh...Although it is said in the myth that God and Empress Nuwa created human beings, modern people know that the so-called gods are all fabricated by the ancients. Well, how do you say it? When the world Religion and gods were born when the first liar met the first idiot. Otherwise, if the gods appeared before the birth of man, how could they mostly have a human appearance instead of a supernatural power What about dinosaurs, trilobites, saber-toothed cats, and mammoths?"

Wang Qiu thought about it for a while, and then replied like this—although he has seen too many incredible supernatural events in the recent period of time, the scientific knowledge that has been deeply rooted in his heart has been subtly influenced by more than ten years of compulsory education. The worldview is still not completely shaken.

"...Yes, in a sense, gods and devils do exist, and this is not wrong. However, we Communists believe that there has never been a real god or savior in this world, and this is also not wrong. Because from a scientific point of view, it is not the gods who created human beings with their power, but the spiritual power of human beings who created gods! There is human civilization first, and then mythology and religion.”

Regarding this answer in line with the Marxist-Leninist view of scientific development, Professor Yang immediately showed a "children can teach" approving look on his face, "... since the so-called omnipotent gods are just fakes invented by liars and idiots '. Then, for me and other mortals, such things as gods naturally exist if you believe in them, and if you don't believe in them, you don't have them... If you believe in the Feathered Serpent God and think that you have been punished by God, then what it imposes on you The punishment will become real, and if you don't believe in Feathered Serpent God and think that all this is fake, then it can't hurt you. Do you understand?"

"...Sorry, professor, what you said seems to be a little too advanced, and I still don't understand." Wang Qiu rolled his eyes sincerely.

——Hearing things that are completely incomprehensible, people's thinking will stop.Even Wang Qiu, who has accumulated some extraordinary experience before, can't turn his mind for the time being... What the hell is this talking about?

"...Well, it seems that your understanding is still not enough!" Professor Yang sighed with some disappointment, but patiently started from the beginning again, "...First of all, make sure that you are not the Feathered Serpent God Believers are right!"

"...Of course!" Wang Qiu replied naturally, "...not to mention the Chinese who are out of touch with us, even in modern Central America, there should not be many people who still believe in this stuff It's time!"

"...In this way, Feathered Serpent God is something that doesn't exist at all to you. Since it is a god that doesn't exist, how can it hurt you? Of course, you can't see this 'non-existence' God's that's it."

Professor Yang curled his lips and said, "...Then, the Mayan priest who summoned the Feathered Serpent God was overthrown by you, and the Feathered Serpent God naturally had to fall—most of the gods in the world are such a kind that exists in human fantasy. It’s not a bad thing if you treat it as an illusion.”

"...So, this Mayan priest can really summon the Feathered Serpent God? Even if it's just a phantom?"

Wang Qiu couldn't help saying, "...that's a little strange. Why didn't the Indians use this kind of witchcraft to resist the invaders when the Spaniards conquered the Americas? At least it can scare people! Could it be that they were caught by something very The powerful secret organization erased the historical records?"

"...You think too much, there is no need for that at all, because these 'lambs of God' are like you, and they can't see any Feathered Serpents."

Professor Yang shrugged his shoulders, "...for devout believers, the gods they worship are naturally omnipotent, but for pagans and atheists, the same god is a false god or delusion. Do you believe in a certain If there is a god, this god can neither bless you nor punish you for offending, and it is even difficult to appear in front of you. If you are an atheist with firm beliefs, then all gods and demons will be wiped out in front of you.

If the Aztec priests want the Aztec gods to drop their divine power and repel the Spanish invaders, at least they must first let the Spaniards give up Catholicism and believe in the Aztec gods... Otherwise, the gods will There is simply no way to impose punishment on those who do not believe in God.But the question is, can the Aztecs do such a super-difficult missionary task? "

"...Professor, this assumption is simply a joke! Let alone the Spaniards who crossed the Atlantic Ocean to conquer Mexico, even if the Aztecs conquered the Iberian Peninsula in reverse, they might not convert the Spaniards!"

Regarding this whimsical prerequisite, Wang Qiu couldn't help but complain.

In this regard, Professor Yang nodded in sympathy.

——In the entire modern history of Europe, Spain has been the most stubborn bastion of European Catholicism. The Protestants who have stirred up wind and water in most of Western Europe can't even stir up a wave in Spain.This shows how devout the Spaniards are for their Catholic faith...

Since the Protestantism, together with its roots, has no market among the Spaniards, let alone the Aztec religion with a very different cultural background—even from the most tolerant modern point of view, the Aztec religion People's religious beliefs are also extremely bloody, brutal, and incomprehensible, and can be classified as outright anti-human cults, which are the key targets of any government's attack and eradication.