warring states careerist

Chapter 119
Calculated based on this time, it is the time when various gods are born in various parts of the world.

The Dead Sea Scrolls on parchment may be being written in a dry land thousands of miles away; the ancient Shu Kingdom crossed the wet and rich jungle southward, and Buddhism and Jainism, which opposed the caste system, were spreading like wildfire; The God of Heaven on earth is still the only true god belief, and the king of Chu is still looking forward to the unbroken ladder; on the broken land of Greece, the gods on Mount Olympus are still blessing the city-states that believe in them; the holy fire of Mazda accompanied the expansion of Persia The empire is burning.

Mythology and religion are not the same thing, but they are inextricably linked.

Shi felt that being a god was not fun, nor was it compelling enough, thinking that it would be so easy to time travel once, and there must always be enough compelling.

The ultimate that God can do is to create the world.

If the creation of the world is something like "God said, let there be air, so the water was divided into upper and lower parts to form air", then I feel that I can do it now.

However, it is not compelling enough.

Because organizations assembled by people can have the qualifications to allow God to exist or not to exist.

I know that with the development of productivity and the new technologies he brings, the days when the world islands will be connected will come sooner and earlier.

It is inevitable that those religions spread to the lands of Zhu Xia. People always have a certain spiritual life.

And what he wants to do is not to use jihad to expel heresy and heresy, but when these religions inevitably spread to Zhuxia one day, whether it is temples, monasteries, churches, or the temple of the holy fire, the outer walls will be painted like this Zhu Xia's characteristic slogan: Without the certification of the Mohist, there would be no Buddha, God, and Lord...

At this time, it is impossible for the people to completely lose beliefs in the emperor of heaven, God, ghosts and gods.

Even among Mohists, nobles, and kings with a higher level of education, beliefs in gods and ghosts still exist.

All this can only be done slowly.

Mythology and religion are not the same thing, but they are inextricably linked.

Mythology conquers, dominates, and visualizes the forces of nature with and through imagination; mythology is the natural and social form itself that has been processed in an unconscious artistic way through the people's fantasy.

However, the variant story of Dayu and Tushan Nvjiao spread by Mohists is not an unconscious artistic method, but a deliberate one.

In this story of Dayu's water control, there is no mountain axe, but the wisdom of a great witch who has mastered the will of heaven.

He knows the power brought by the will of heaven, which is no less than the ax that people can think of when imagination is restricted by the productivity of the times.

Shi Shi looked at the pious, respectful and fearful people in the audience, and thought that the divine power at this time was just that, and productivity limited people's imagination.

If it was in the era I lived in, an excavator, a car, an airplane, and a hydrogen bomb would be miracles if they were placed here, and they were all gods of unimaginable power at this time. God's compulsion is high.

Since some Mohists still believe in the existence of ghosts and gods, it is not necessary to have no ghosts and gods at all at this time, as long as there are no gods that can manifest spirits.

The Mohists are not destined to die, and Ming Gui just hopes to restrain morality in a way similar to religion. Ming Gui also attaches great importance to life, and believes that people's fate can be changed by their own efforts.

In this way, a silent religious reform can be carried out: it does not matter whether ghosts and gods exist or not, it is just nature and does not appear, and the fate of people can be changed through their own efforts.

Tianzhi has been resolved that it is not the preference of the ghosts and gods, but the general will introduced by the benefit of all people, and the rest is to transform the ghosts.

This kind of existence that turns ghosts and gods into nature will eventually become a kind of non-existence.

This is a long process, and time is available, so there is no need to be so radical.

With the help of the deterrence of gunpowder, and with the help of the widely circulated story of Dayu's water control, Shi once again told a story that was made up.

When people master the will of heaven, they can possess the power of gods in mythology. Those gods in mythology are just people who have mastered the will of heaven.

He didn't immediately tell the story of his previous falsification, but faced the public and told the stories of those ancient sages.

"In ancient times, people drank blood from their fur, and wild beasts would always invade it in the cold winter. The Suiren family offered sacrifices to the Emperor of Heaven, asking him to let the winter die out and the night to have warm sunshine. But the Emperor of Heaven cannot change the rules of the world."

"Before the demise of the sky ghost, he sent the will of heaven he knew to everyone's minds, but he needed enlightenment to let people understand it. Everyone has a treasure house in their minds, but they need a key to open it."

"Suirenshi looked at the woods ignited by thunder and fire outside, and saw sparks when he was smashing stones, so he realized the will of heaven, so Suirenshi used fire. The winter is not cold, and the night is not cold, so he is called holy."

"After the Suiren clan, there was another clan named Youchao. At that time, the weather was wet and rainy, and people lived in caves, even if there was a fire, it was too cold and bleak. Youchao saw birds weaving nests and learned the will of heaven, so they learned to build houses. .After that, there will be no worries about excessive rain, and no overcast summer dampness.”

"After the Chao family, there were sages and sages. By the time of Dayu, people had already comprehended a lot of the will of heaven. At that time, it was raining heavily and Hechuan was blocked. Gun could not control the water by blocking it. Dayu watched the water flow down, and finally Comprehend the will of heaven, open up rivers and rivers, and finally cured the floods in the world..."

In the silence after the explosion, I slowly told the stories of many sages, but bypassed the loud noise when Dayu opened Tushan.

But what people have heard are the so-called myths and the various sages who are suitable for talking about. Even if it is not suitable to talk about, many people still think of what the Mohists want them to think of: the great witch , It's really just comprehending Tianzhi, after placing the thunder that can blow up rocks like just now, he didn't dodge and was killed by the blast.

As Shi was talking, he silently talked about this variant view of knowledge.

The methods he said to obtain the Will of Heaven are closely connected with the myths he fabricated.

It is essentially idealistic dualism plus partial rationalism, which belongs to the standard Enlightenment thought.

The foundation of enlightenment is the Renaissance, but now that Zhu Xia is at a time when a hundred schools of thought are contending, why is there a need for a revival?
In addition to dualism and rationalism, these stories also incorporate a part of innate epistemology.

Here, people's spirit and matter are connected, but they are also separated, and they are idealistic in nature.

Human knowledge has been stored chaotically in the human brain since birth, which is innate theory.

But because of the chaos, it cannot be directly expressed, and some kind of special key is needed.This special key may be experience, learning, reasoning, the influence of foreign objects, etc.

For example, mathematics requires logic, theorems, and the first few geometric definition formulas.

For example, what technology needs may be the enlightenment of the existing natural principles, so as to activate the chaos in the mind.

For example, geometry, physics, etc. based on rational deduction can be separated from this myth system without stagnation, and are in line with the will of heaven.

These contents have become the Mozi's internal philosophical views. Compared with the various contents that Mozi has not summarized, applying his own method to summarize and integrate them has not produced too much rejection.

As for whether the people can understand it now, it doesn't matter. One day they will be gradually affected by this kind of thinking, and they may not know it themselves.

With the help of the previous explosion and the intoxicated emotions of the people listening to it at this time, Shi finally exposed the various miracles demonstrated half a year ago in front of everyone by himself.

In the astonishment of everyone, he said: "I am not the so-called person with Zhu Rong's blood and golden crow wings, but I just know some will of heaven and do things that can only be done by people who really have Zhu Rong's blood and golden crow wings."

"It's like the great witch who helped Tushan Nujiao to open the mountain. He couldn't directly ask the emperor of heaven to come to the world to help, but because he had mastered the will of heaven, he could use this method to blow up Tushan and help Dayu pass through the mountains. Open the blocked river."

"Before the ghosts disappear, I hope everyone can master the will of heaven. The highest level in the paradise is that everyone knows what it will look like after mastering the will of heaven."

"Are there ghosts and gods in the world?"

"Maybe there is, maybe not. But we sacrifice ghosts and gods only for profit. If we can master the will of heaven, then why put our hopes on those who claim to be able to communicate directly with ghosts and gods?"

Speaking of this, he pointed to those witches who were killed by the bombing and had not yet been hanged. Everyone understood what he meant, and because Mo Zhe had given enough hope and this year's weather was smooth, they were not angry.

Shi then apologized, and everyone accepted Shi's apology, and only asked: "Then if a person masters the will of heaven, can it still make it rain where it doesn't rain?"

Shi smiled and said: "Everything in nature is in line with the will of heaven. I can't tell you why it rains, so I can't let it rain in places where it doesn't rain for the time being. But on this hot day, I can make Ice."

He diverted everyone's attention, and temporarily made ice with saltpeter, and passed it on to everyone to watch. In the astonishment of everyone, they believed Shi's words.

Perhaps, one day someone will know why the rain falls, and then there will be no worries about floods and droughts.

Since even ice can be made by relying on Tianzhi in such weather, what is impossible?
Heat and cold, summer and winter, drought and rain all have the same relative relationship in the eyes of everyone. As long as one can be solved, the rest can really be solved as well.

Shi did not talk about the principle of united will to prevent rain and drought, but only talked about ghosts and gods and the will of heaven.

Looking at these people who have already believed in his words, I know that it is impossible to say that there are no ghosts and gods at this time, because the Mohists have not yet unified their thinking, and he can't do anything alone. Can be corrected secretly.

"It's hard to distinguish ghosts and gods. Sages like Mohists, Confucian scholars, Yang Zhu, and Lie Yukou are arguing about such issues every day."

"You know that Mo Zhe is not destined, and you think that there is no such thing as destiny. The reason is also very simple, because it can be verified."

"But how do ghosts and gods verify?"

"Ghosts and gods are hard to verify.

"However, those who claim to be able to communicate with ghosts and gods can be verified."

"Mohists cannot directly communicate with ghosts and gods, but they can verify whether those people can really communicate with ghosts and gods, just like these witches who make money."

"A person who doesn't go to the kitchen may not be unable to know whether the food is delicious, that's the reason."

"A great witch who can really communicate with Zhu Rong will definitely not be poisoned to death by Zhu Rong's blood, and he will definitely be able to turn his fingers into fire, blend water and fire, and not be afraid of frying. I can't do it. I can only rely on Tianzhi and use the power of heaven and earth to pretend that I can." It can be done, but Mohists can verify whether others are really communicating with Zhu Rong or just relying on Tianzhi to deceive everyone."

"Is there such a person? Maybe there is, or maybe not. If there is, it's best, we must enshrine it; if there is no one but claim to have it, then it must be to make money or do something to harm the world."

"Such people, like these witches, will rape your daughters, plunder your money, and burn your children to death, but you still have to trust and respect them."

"Are you willing to be deceived like this again?"

After getting everyone's unwilling answer, he stepped aside, and Mozi read out the first special order in the name of the government of Pei County.

"In Fanpei County, there are people who claim to be familiar with ghosts and gods. They can report them to Peiguo Township. Anyone who is verified as a fake will be rewarded with 20 yuan. Anyone who is verified as true will also be rewarded with [-] yuan. [-] years of hard labor."

"Anyone who is verified to be true can be issued a famous grass and silk book by the Mohist. Those who do not have it but claim to be verified first."

"Mohists love both, and this is also to love the world, including those who may claim to be able to pass through the gods. They will not be able to do harm if they are found to be false first. It is better than being killed for crimes like these witches."

After Mo Zi finished speaking, he said to Mo Zhe who was near the gallows behind him, "Execute the punishment."

There was a sound of pulling the rope at the back, and Mozi said calmly: "It is better to be verified as false by the Mohist than to die like this after committing a crime and breaking the ban. This is taking advantage of the harm."

　It is very interesting to compare "Mozi, Feiming" with "Mozi, Minggui".Mozi obviously knew that ghosts and gods were pure nonsense, but he couldn't think of a way to restrain the king, and believed that a special "state religion" that restrained morality was also needed.Uh, it is not necessarily correct to use the word "big witch" here.Witch man.Witches are all women, China only has witches, and men are called 觋.

　　
　
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