In the face of Brother Patrick's questioning, Guo Kang couldn't give any good explanation.

He thought about it carefully and realized that the two sides were not on the same channel. Therefore, he does not need to refuse the advice of the other party. Thinking of this, Guo Kang also had an idea for answering.

"Your suggestion is good." He nodded: "But what we are focusing on now is not the struggle for power between women and men, but the development of new areas. This is not the same as before. ”

"Our goal is to empower women." He told Brother Patrick: "We all know that uncontrolled women cause great calamities, but since the Father created women, there must be a purpose. ”

"We are all mortals, and we cannot directly guess His will. But there is no doubt that all He has left us is meant to lead us to learn, to understand, and to use it properly. We must continue to work in this direction to better understand the world and get closer to the Father's truth and the place of the kingdom of heaven. ”

"That's ...... That's right, indeed. Brother Patrick thought for a moment and asked, "But do you really think that a woman's character can be reformed?" ”

"Of course not." Guo Kang shook his head directly: "We are not Heavenly Father, where can we have the ability to change the deep nature of our souls?" All we have to do is adjust the way we organize ourselves to take advantage of this nature. ”

"You've seen the steam shrine I made before, right?" He said.

Father Patrick nodded.

"Steam is something that blows the lid of the cookware around. Like a shrew, she makes loud noises and movements, and if you don't get it right, you can flip the lid and even hurt people. But if we make a well-designed device, steam can provide reliable power. Guo Kang gave an example.

"Did the properties of the steam change in the process?" He asked the other again.

"Nope." Brother Patrick is also a wise man, so I probably understand it when I say this.

"You see, the matter of boiling water and steaming was known to people of ancient times; Steam can push the lid of a pot and drive all sorts of interesting gadgets, as the philosophers of classical times have discovered; But it's only now that we're starting to look into it and make it more useful. Guo Kang said.

"In the same way, you should have seen our power generation device. Thunder and lightning were one of the most feared powers of the ancients, and in Greek legend it was the authority of the main gods, but what do you think about now? We can also grasp and apply it gradually. ”

"Heavenly Father is strict, but ultimately He loves mankind. As long as we follow certain rules, He will be merciful enough to let us use these powerful powers. He also said theologically: "We worship God and have proven that there is no one god Zeus who is the master of thunder and lightning. In that case, what is the mystery of other forces? They are all treasures left to mankind by our Heavenly Father. ”

"Therefore, the experience of the ancients should be referred to, but we still have to consider what the ancients feared, and it is not necessary to believe it all." He admonished Brother Patrick: "We cannot ignore experience in our study of theology, but we must not move towards superstition. ”

"Thank you Brother Konstantin for the admonition. I'll take note. Brother Patrick agreed.

As strange as it may sound, the word "superstition" is a term commonly used in the church to refer to the opposite of "true faith." For example, folk witchcraft worship can be classified in this category.

Taoism and God-worshipping religion both have this kind of activity to crack down on folk obscenity, so until now, Guo Kang casually said that he wanted to "oppose feudal superstition", and the priests have expressed their support - in everyone's understanding, this is the meaning of opposing the heretical sects supported by the European feudal lords and aristocrats.

Within the church, there were disputes in the early years. When Patriarch Zhang first established the charter, there were priests who also came from the East, and they put forward the "Heavenly Brother Descending to Earth Theory", believing that since Heavenly Brother had gone down to earth to save the world, he would go down to earth more than once, but he often did not disclose his identity, so mortals did not know.

On this basis, the "Heavenly Father's Heavenly Brother Theory" was developed: because the conclusion of the Trinity is too abstract, even Patriarch Zhang's interpretation of the scriptures has relatively high requirements for the reader's cultural level, so some folk monks believe that in fact, the divinity of the heavenly brother comes from being upperned by the Heavenly Father, so it has both human and divine nature. Because of this, later generations believed that he was both a heavenly father and a heavenly brother, and then put forward the theory of the Trinity.

Some people are more radical, believing that the Heavenly Father and Heavenly Brother are obviously two people, and that they can both go down to earth and go up. The divinity of the saints of the later generations is brought by the Heavenly Father and Heavenly Brother. The power of the saint's intercession can only be obtained by touching the Father and the Brother; And how do we fully reach out to our Heavenly Father and Heavenly Brother? Of course, it's only the upper body......

In addition to these, there is a more in-depth "Holy Spirit Possession Theory", which believes that the Holy Spirit is the root of divinity, so both Heavenly Father and Heavenly Brother can go to the body, because the Holy Spirit is constantly possessing other people.

However, Patriarch Zhang insisted that the righteous god would not come up, and of course the same would be true for the Heavenly Father and Heavenly Brother. For this reason, he had a heated argument with some other clergy.

Some clergy have always believed that possession is more beneficial to maintaining the legitimacy of Rome, after all, no matter how much you interpret the Scriptures, and then claim that your faith is pure and your understanding of the scriptures is almost ancient, it is better to directly declare that "I am the Father". Therefore, they are also unwilling to give in, and the two sides quarrel.

In the end, Guo Gai and others came to persuade one after another, and only then did they settle the matter. But after that, Patriarch Zhang and his family have always been vigilant, and others will try to avoid such accusations. Brother Patrick naturally paid the same attention.

Speaking of this, Guo Kang returned to the original topic.

"We are not trying to correct women with scriptures and sermons, as the Seris theorists did." He told the monks: "What we need to do is to change the whole social environment with practical actions, and then make sure that women can play a greater positive role in the new social environment." ”

"You see, what we are changing is only the relationships in society, not the nature of anyone." He concluded: "Isn't it much easier and more feasible? ”

Brother Patrick looked abruptly realised.

"We don't deliberately support anyone, because if we force up for differences in a partialistic way, it will only lead to more injustice." Guo Kang emphasized: "So, this plan has never been about helping women. Like the previous conscription, and not to help the Slavs. ”

"We have only one goal, and that is to make society more efficient, to get more people for the greater good of Rome as a whole, at a lower cost. For this reason, we need to free the Slavs from the cruel and inefficient village communities and involve women in advanced technological production. The goals of these actions are the same. ”

"Like you, I don't think anything good can be achieved simply by giving more power to women." He glanced at Brother Patrick's expression and comforted, "This will only spoil the man, and will benefit the most treacherous and lazy of women." Selective favoritism is tantamount to letting the inferior eliminate the superior. Such an outcome is not difficult to guess. ”

"And what we're going to do is we're going to change the whole environment and unleash the power of everybody – and the woman just happens to be included in that. This is the opposite of the emphasis on particularity, which is the empowerment of women. ”

"As for whether they can get more, even more than men, that's not something we should be considering. We just have to do everything we can to do the best we can to get the best support for our civilization, and leave the rest to the Most High Father. Guo Kang finally concluded.

In fact, even the scholars of the classical era only observed the phenomena and made some conclusions. Talking about the essence of the soul is still a bit exaggerated. He shook his head: "What is the difference between the nature of men and women, and whether it can be reversed, can we argue?" I think only the Heavenly Father, who designed humanity, has the power to judge all this. What do you think? ”

Brother Patrick completely agreed this time.

"I don't think that's a problem." He agreed: "It's really rewarding to discuss with you every time. I'm going to go and talk to the other brothers, and hurry up and settle the plan. ”

"I'm sorry for you." Guo Kang replied politely, and watched him run back again.

(End of chapter)