Chapter 247: The Problem of Believing in God
"You want to write wishes too?"
Just when Old Ghost Yang was staring at the pile of strange wishes on the wall, a female voice suddenly appeared.
A beautiful girl who looked very young walked next to him with a pen, holding a written note in her hand, followed by a man, looking at the relationship between them should be boyfriend and girlfriend.
"I've seen you've been standing here for a long time, why don't you move?"
The girl pasted the sticky notes on the wall and whispered to Yang Xi, "This place is dedicated to the river god, he is a true god, he must be very effective! If you have anything you want to do, make a wish and it will come true!"
After she finished speaking, she got together sweetly with her boyfriend and distributed dog food to the people around her.
"I don't believe that. Yang Xi glanced at the young couple and silently stayed away, so as not to be affected.
When he walked out of the temple, there was still a lot of people behind him, and the small temple became very lively because of the fact that there was a serious god inside, and the incense was vigorous.
"Why do you think people believe in God?"
In the turbulent Yellow River, Yang Xi took a small boat, held a soup cup filled with Wang Ba soup, took a sip, and asked the one opposite.
The old man who was transformed by Hebo was dressed in sackcloth, with a hat hanging on his back, and he looked at the old dragon clock as a whole, which was very easy for people to ignore, and if others looked at him, they would only feel that this person was like a light, and he couldn't see his appearance clearly, and it didn't take long for his attention to move aside.
He listened to Yang Xi's emotion, and just shook his head, "Why did you say this?"
Let's say that after the old ghost Yang came out of the newly opened temple to pick up guests, he walked along the bank of the Yellow River, which is indeed a bit of a meaning to talk to Hebo to pass the time, after all, as far as Yang Xi's identity is concerned, it is Hebo who can talk to him freely.
Although Chen Mingzhi and the others are mature, it is a pity that they are official people, and as monks, it is better to keep a distance from the world when they have nothing to do...... No matter which dynasty or generation, they always like to think too much, and giving them a little bit of a sign can make them climb to the sky as magic beans.
And Hebo estimated that it was also because of the experience of the two of them, and for the sake of cooperation when he turned into a dragon a few years later, after Yang Xi wandered for two hours, he deliberately separated a wisp of divine thought, transformed it into a human form, and sat opposite Yang Xi-
Hebo's strength has not yet recovered, and he is still injured, but it is still possible to make a trick or make a doppelganger puppet.
Yang Xi put the half-drunk soup cup on the table in the center of the boat, lay back, and leaned on the cushion.
"I've seen a lot of it, so I remembered this problem. ”
Yang Xi didn't fly all the way in the past few days, after all, the speed of human immortals flying is faster than that of airplanes, and flying above the sea of clouds is certainly exciting and wanton, but the scenery in the world is too wonderful, and Old Ghost Yang is reluctant to miss it, so he followed his thoughts, walked to one place and stayed for a while, and only moved the place when he was annoyed.
Recently, during the Chinese New Year, things similar to worshiping gods and worshipping gods are everywhere, especially in Henan Province in the Central Plains, where the cultural atmosphere is strong, and there are firecrackers for several days, and the temple fair beats gongs and drums, not to mention Weinan, he also went to see it in person!
"Anyway, I want to ask, how do you feel when you see the temples dedicated to you on the side?"
The sacrifice about Hebo was popular for a period of time in the pre-Qin period, and then gradually declined, and when it came to the Sui and Tang dynasties, most of the temples were deserted, and after the Northern Song Dynasty, it was replaced by the rising dragon king faith......
Don't you see that when Hebo flew out of Kunlun, he scared the official and the Daomen half to death, and it took a long time to determine his identity?
He Bo said: "I don't feel it. ”
He has lived for too long, the Yellow River is His body, how long the Yellow River has existed, how long has He existed, what big scene has he not seen?
The domination of the ancient demon clan over the earth, the human race from small to the new overlord of heaven and earth, the wind and moon along the coast and the various creatures wandering in the water of the Yellow River can no longer arouse his interest.
There is a very famous ancient text in middle school, called "Ximen Leopard Zhiye", which tells the story of someone who sacrificed a girl in order to sacrifice Hebo, and was finally killed by Ximen Leopard, the minister of Wei.
Simon Leopard is famous for this, but Hebo is indifferent - it's good if you worship me, spit on me, or even forget me in history, no matter what you do, it won't stop me.
The innate gods do not need to rely on the incense power of human beings.
"That's why I'm curious, obviously the gods don't have any response to themselves, but why do people still choose to believe in it?"
In particular, the conditions for Chinese people to believe in God are still very strange, foreigners only need to publicize the power of such and such a god, and show a few tricks to attract a large number of die-hard fans, in China, whether you are a god or not depends on whether you can realize their wishes.
Looking at the attitude of world civilization towards faith, China is unique, and this "pragmatic" attitude has been carved into the bones and has become an old tradition.
"It's power. Hebo followed his words.
He remembered the first time He was sacrificed.
At that time, it was not far from the First Apocalypse, and the Heavenly Monarch Fuxi Clan lured the weak human race out of the mountains and jungles, and placed them in the fertile lands of the great rivers and let them multiply.
The Yellow River is the foothold of a bunch of primitive people in Huaguo.
The ignorant human race reluctantly wrote down the help of the Fuxi clan to themselves with his hands and mouth, passed down from generation to generation, changed his taste, regarded him as the emperor of heaven and the emperor of men, and then happily gave birth to children on the edge of the Yellow River, condensing into a tribe dotted with stars.
The Yellow River rotates according to the four seasons, and the changes in the climate of heaven and earth also make them frightened by the power of nature, and a random water can bring devastating damage to the entire tribe.
Then they learned to "bribe" Hebo to keep him from giving water in his own house, and from throwing food and all kinds of livestock, it finally evolved into a sacrifice so that it could be applied to nature worship in the future.
This should also be regarded as an example of power making humanity subjugated.
"That's a reason. ”
The pursuit of power knows no race, no gender, and absolute power will naturally win the allegiance of some.
But just power, Yang Xi felt that he would not make a name for himself.
"I think there should be corresponding thoughts, at least I have to make up something to fool people!"
"Anyway, I'm free now, why don't you write an article?" he said, touching his chin.
Yang Xi had the idea of writing a book in his last life, but unfortunately he has not been able to implement it, and now that he has the opportunity and time, he simply grabbed the pen and tried it.
Hebo didn't care about this, "Whatever you want." ”
"Then I'll start writing when I get back. ”
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At the same time, a small meeting was held between the authorities and the Daomen on the issue of "godliness".
"These things must be sorted out and feudal superstition must be combated!"
A Taoist priest first slapped the table and spoke.
The people around him looked at him and coughed awkwardly.
"Let ordinary people know that believing in the Three Qings is the best!" The Taoist priest was unaware, and he was still chanting words and gestures there.
"Where did you learn about the three Abrahamic religions?"
A colleague touched him in horror, but sighed reassuringly when he didn't touch the hard ammunition.
"In other words, you are also a temporary monk who entered the Daomen, maybe you will change jobs and come back in the future, don't get too deep into the play!"
Since the revival of the aura, the relationship between the Daomen and the official has become delicate, and as the strength of the Daomen monks has become stronger and stronger, this relationship has become even more heart-wrenching.
And in between, the Taoist Association becomes very awkward.
In the past, it was officially formed to control religious forces, but now...... The sense of presence is almost gone.
"It's not a problem!"
The Taoist priest took out a report and slapped it on the table, and said, "As the current vice president of the Taoist Association, I must do some work!"
"At present, the folk lineage is also gradually active, all kinds of strange things have also appeared, and scammers in the name of cultivating immortals have also emerged in endlessly...... I received a mobile scam text message two days ago, and the other party dared to say that he was the Jade Emperor in the world, and asked me to give him 500 yuan, and afterwards named me as Bi Ma Wen......"
"Don't believe it, someone has been fooled!"
He patted the pile of reports, which contained similar scams in recent months.
"In order to reduce the occurrence of such incidents, I think we need to do some relevant science for everyone!"
In the past, similar activities talked about Taoist sects and cultivation, and the knowledge of the immortals and gods was not in-depth, and there were many things in the back, and no one forgot that there was something in this area.
If it weren't for the excitement of worshipping God during the New Year, I would have almost ignored the pile of clay statues.
Don't underestimate faith, it won't make people feel good if it makes a fuss.