1.1.01.01.016: The Ishihara test is final and cannot be reviewed, nor retaken
If the only way you could have total freedom within a society is to be literally invisible to that society, would you consider it worth it? If it took to technically not exist to be able to live by your own rules, would you want that
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The people who call themselves gods and goddesses here are from different faiths then the one that talks about there being only one God, and I guess either come from another universe where they are goddesses who exist with bodies like ours, or they've just been hidin' really well fah the last couple thousand years. Persephone's a Greek goddess, Loki's Norse and Coyo's Aztec. Most early religions, like the ones they're from, had more then one god, but by the time a lot of us ah from back home, a lot of people follow religions that only talk about one god, and since a lot of us ah from more Western cultures, the standard here seems to be a little skewed towahds monotheistic religions ( ... )
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So if everyone might think something different, what's the right answer? Surely people can't have this much stock in something they're guessing at, can they?
[apologies for the short in response to your tl;dr]
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It's kinda gotten better over the years - it used to be most people were really violently focused on their religion and fuck everyone else, right? But now most people kinda think gettin' into heaven oah whatever depends more on bein' a good person, and not on what religion they follow.
And I think people put a lotta stock into it because they like to think everythin' we're doing on Earth means somethin', you know? And to know you've got somewhere to go when it's all over's kinda comforting, instead of just thinking everything's just... over when you die.
[Nooo problem. c:]
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At home, I guess, our lives ar given meaning by our civil obligation to the Collective. But this... your lives are given meaning by what happens after you die? Is that right?
What do you make of this place, then?
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For some people. Not everyone. Religion's a big influence on some people's actions, but I think, at least, back where I'm from, it doesn't really totally govern everyone's lives over everything else. I mean, my religion says killing is wrong, and I believe in that, but not just because my religion says I should, you know?
Honestly, guy? I don't really know. I don't think the Admiral's god, and I don't think this place is hell, but I can't say what it is, either.
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I really do appreciate your answers, by the way.
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No problem, guy. Hope it's helpful.
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Anyway. So... it's not a problem, with the people in charge, you not agreeing with those Rules? It doesn't get you in trouble?
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So the most that'll happen is someone disagreeing?
But, and I mean no offence by this, if you believe in some of it, shouldn't you believe in all of it? Why... choose to believe that, if you're going to agree with some bits and not others?
I got the impression it was pretty free choice, so why not pick something closer to what you actually think?
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I'm still Catholic because I was raised Catholic, and I don't have big enough problems with the way my church handles thing to bother switching to something else. And I agree with most of the important pahts, just not stuff about how only Catholics can get into heaven and you can't marry certain people oah get divorced from someone you shouldn't've married oah whatever.
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[pause]
This is starting to make a lot more sense. Thank you.
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And no problem, honestly. You got any other questions about it oah whatever, I'd be happy to answer, as best I can, anyway.
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Thanks.
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