“Alright, I can buy the part about flooding the entire planet—Discord could probably do that if he set his mind to it,” said Princess Twilight. “And if I assume that the divine equivalent of an internal spatial expansion spell was used to expand the interior of a five hundred and ten by fifty foot boat, then I suppose I can believe that it could hold a pair of every living creature on Gaia, plus enough food to feed them all for the duration of their stay. But do they really expect us to believe that the entire animal kingdom was restored with just two specimens per species? I mean, where would their offspring find mates?”
“Keep in mind that the people who wrote this lived in much more primitive times,” said Sunset Shimmer. “They didn’t understand how the world worked like we do today. Besides, this probably isn’t the sort of material you should just assume to be historically accurate.”
“Good point,” said Twilight. Setting the book aside, she selected a new one from the pile on the table.
Sunset appreciated how quiet the library was in the early Saturday afternoon. With everyone else out enjoying the nice weather, she and Twilight practically had the entire place to themselves. It was the perfect opportunity for them to research a subject Twilight had recently developed an interest in.
A familiar voice said, “Twilight, you’re here.”
Sunset looked up to see Flash Sentry approaching them.
“Oh hi, Flash!” Twilight exclaimed brightly. “What brings you here?”
“I was just picking up a book I’ve been waiting for,” said Flash. He turned to Sunset. “You didn’t tell me Twilight was visiting.”
Sunset shrugged her shoulders. “Sorry. She just came to do some research, so I didn’t think to tell you.”
“It’s cool,” said Flash. “So, I’m not bothering you girls, am I? I can just leave if I am.”
“Not at all,” Twilight assured him. “In fact, if you have the time, would like to help us?”
“Sure, no problem,” said Flash, taking a seat. He picked up a book with the title “Gods and Monsters of the Ancient World.” “So what exactly are you researching?”
“Religion,” Twilight answered. “It's amazing how many different deities you humans have. Back on Equus, everyone worships Queen Faust.”
“Not Princess Celestia or Princess Luna?” asked Flash. “I would think that moving the sun and the moon at will would be about as god-like as it gets.”
“As a matter of fact, many ponies believe that Celestia and Luna are the daughters of Faust,” Twilight explained. “It’s the reason we call them ‘princesses’ instead of ‘queens’. Of course, they both strongly object to being worshipped as goddesses, and for good reason; any time ponies try to raise them up as such, it always turns into a fiasco. You remember what I told you about Princess Luna’s Nightmare Moon phase?”
Sunset thought that it was rather novel for Twilight, of all people, to refer to one of the most significant near-apocalyptic events in Equestrian history as a “phase”. Oh yeah, one of our all-powerful rulers had a psychotic break and developed a split personality that wanted to condemn the entire world to a slow and painful death, just so she would be appreciated more. But she got over it!
“I do, and I still don’t think it’s as crazy as anything I’ve seen happen here,” said Flash.
Twilight chuckled. “Don’t worry; I’ll top this place one of these days. In any case, in the thousand years between Luna's banishment and return, there have been an alarming number of cults formed in her name that actually wanted the night to last forever. And the ones that worship Celestia are even worse—for some strange reason, they always seem to think that making pony sacrifices to her will get them on her good side.”
“Yikes,” said Flash, grimacing. “So, tell me more about this Queen Faust.”
“Well, for starters she is a ‘pure’ alicorn like Princess Celestia and Princess Luna,” said Twilight. “Of course, nopony knows what she looks like beyond that.”
“Really?” asked Flash. “Not even her daughters?”
“Ponies only suspect that the Princesses are her daughters.” Sunset clarified. “Nobody—well, nopony—knows for sure. Whenever anyone tries to ask Princess Celestia, she always refuses to comment—at least, that's how it was when I was still living in Equestria.” She turned to Twilight. “Did she ever say anything to you?”
Twilight shook her head.
“I asked her once, but she just told me that it was complicated. She looked so sad when she said it that I didn’t have the heart to ask again. I ended up asking Luna during her first Nightmare Night celebration, and she basically told me to mind my own business.
“In any case, while we may not know Queen Faust’s appearance, we do know that she is the creator of Equus and everything that lives on it; not just the ponies, but the griffons, and the minotaurs, and the dragons and everything else. With the exception of the Changelings, pretty much everyone worships her. Speaking of which, which god do you worship, Flash?”
“None of them; I’m an atheist,” said Flash.
That took Sunset by surprise. “Really?” she asked. “I never would have guessed.”
“Well, I’m actually more agnostic these days,” Flash admitted. “After I learned magic was real and my school was next door to an alternate universe filled with talking multicolored ponies, I decided to be a little more open minded about some things.” He turned to face Twilight. “The fact that I’m technically an atheist doesn’t bother you, does it?”
“Well, that depends,” said Twilight. She looked perplexed. “What’s an atheist?”
“Basically, it means that I don’t believe in any gods,” he replied.
Twilight couldn’t have looked more shocked if Flash had sprouted a second head that started singing “Pony Girl”.
“W-What do you mean you don’t believe in any gods?”
Flash shrugged. “It’s not that I’m absolutely convinced that there isn’t a god; I just can’t bring myself to simply accept the existence of some all-powerful being who created literally everything without some sort of proof. Of course, like I said, now that I know that magic and alternate realities are real, I’m trying to keep a more open mind.”
But Twilight only became more agitated.
“What are you talking about? Nothing you just said makes any sense!”
“Actually, Twilight…” Sunset started to say, but Flash cut her off.
“Oh, come on, Twilight. I can understand that your people may have a different perspective on things because of the princesses, but can you honestly tell me that there isn’t a single person—I mean, pony—in Equestria who doubts the existence of Faust?”
“The thing is…” Sunset tried to say, only to be interrupted again, this time by Twilight.
“Of course there isn’t,” she said, rolling her eyes. “Everyone knows for a fact that Queen Faust exists.”
“Oh really?” Flash asked dryly. His expression had become very annoyed. “Didn’t you tell me just a minute ago that no one has ever actually seen Faust?”
“Yes, I did, so what?”
Sunset tried to speak up again.
“If you’d let me explain…”
“So if nobody —nopony — has ever seen her,” Flash continued, again ignoring Sunset, “then without any other proof that she actually exists, there would have to be at least a few ponies who don’t believe in her. You probably just haven’t met them yet.”
“That’s not it at all!” Twilight cried, throwing her hands up in the air in frustration. “EVERYPONY believes in Queen Faust because everypony KNOWS that she exists! And I still don’t understand how you can possibly not believe in any of your own gods!”
“Guys, calm down!” Sunset pleaded.
Flash got a dangerous look in his eyes. “Dang it Twilight, you’re just talking in circles now! What is your…”
“GUYS!” yelled Sunset, slamming her hands on the table. That finally got them to shut up—or it could have just been the massive librarian who was suddenly looming over them with a dark scowl on her face.
“This is a library,” she growled menacingly. “We have rules about talking quietly here, and those who cannot respect those rules are not welcome.”
“I’m sorry, ma’am,” said Sunset. “I promise it won’t happen again.”
The librarian snorted like she doubted that, but turned and walked away without another word. Sunset turned back to Twilight and Flash.
“If you two are done tearing at each other's throats, there are a few things that I need to clear up. First of all, Flash, there really are no atheists or agnostics on Equus, because from the moment they are born, every being instinctively understands that they were all created by Queen Faust.”
Flash was completely bewildered. His eyes were blinking rapidly. “R-really?” he asked.
“It’s true. And Twilight, humans don’t have that instinct. None of them know for certain if any gods or goddesses exist or not.”
As it turned out, Twilight really could look even more shocked than she had before. Her face actually paled a little.
“T-they don’t? But then how do you explain all of the deities we’ve been researching all day?”
“Most of those beings don’t actually exist,” Sunset explained. “Ancient human civilizations made them up in order to explain things they didn’t understand.” She chuckled guiltily. “I probably should have explained that sooner.”
“You think?” Twilight growled. “Although that does explain why humans have so many.” She turned back to Flash. “So you really don’t believe in any gods?”
“Like I said, I’m keeping a more open mind nowadays, but yeah, I’ve been a non-believer for most of my life,” said Flash.
“But why?” asked Twilight. She still looked like the world had been turned upside down. “I mean, how can you stand to live in a world without any higher powers to believe in? Do you even believe in an afterlife?”
“I try not to think too hard about that last part,” Flash admitted. “And like I said, I just can’t bring myself to believe in an all-powerful being without any proof of his or her existence. By the way, you still haven’t answered my question—is any of this a problem for you?”
Twilight bit her lip the way she always did when she was thinking hard about something. Flash tensed up a bit, but after a minute, she just smiled and shook her head.
“It won’t be a problem at all,” she said. “Honestly, after all of the times you’ve accepted my own quirks as a pony, it would be hypocritical of me to hold this against you.” She reached forward and grasped Flash’s hand. “I just hope that I can get you to change your mind someday.”
“Like I’ve been saying, I’m keeping an open mind, so you never know,” said Flash, smiling in return. “And I’m sorry I got in your face like that.”
“It’s alright. I’m sorry I freaked out the way I did. I’m still getting used to the way things work in this world.”
“It’s cool,” said Flash. “So let’s talk more about Queen Faust. Does everyone on Equus really automatically know that she exits?”
“Everyone from the most fearsome dragon to the humblest goat,” said Sunset.
“That must make things a lot easier.”
“What do you mean?” asked Twilight.
“Well, I’ve learned in History how disputes between different religions were the cause of a lot of the conflicts and atrocities that occurred here on Gaia,” Flash explained. “Wars were even fought to reclaim so called 'holy land' from people of a rival faith. But you guys don’t have to worry about that, since you have a universal religion, right?”
“Actually, you’ve got it all wrong,” said Sunset. “For starters, those wars were actually fought to reunite a separated church. It was all about politics, not faith. Religion is often used as an excuse to cover up more reprehensible goals. And unfortunately, having a universal religion doesn’t stop it from happening on Equus.
“The United Griffon Kingdoms is one of the few nations on the Heart of Equus that can rival Equestria's military power, and our relationship with them depends largely on whoever is their High King at the time. In the year four hundred and sixty nine of the Mare in the Moon, High King Godfrey declared war on Equestria, justifying it by claiming that ponies had lost the favor of Queen Faust for some asinine reason, and she instead considered the griffons to be her favorite race. He even went so far as to claim that she changed her form to that of a giant griffon.”
“And they believed him?” Flash asked incredulously.
“Well, as the High King, he had a certain degree of credibility in the eyes of his subjects,” explained Sunset. “Although they're not immortal, the High Kings possess power over the planet's atmosphere similar to the Royal Sisters' power over the sun and moon. In the eyes of the griffons, they're as good as gods themselves, so there's no point in arguing with them.”
“And Faust just lets stuff like this happen?” asked Flash. He was looking skeptical again. “If she actually exists, then shouldn't she do something to prevent these sort of things? Why doesn't she step in?”
“Ponies have been asking that question since time began,” Sunset sighed. “Some believe that she allows bad things to happen as some test of character, to divide the worthy from the unworthy.”
“I support that theory,” said Twilight eagerly.
“Of course you would,” said Sunset, rolling her eyes. “Others believe it's because she thinks they will make us stronger or something. Still others believe that she simply respects free will and wishes to allow us the right to shape our own destinies. Personally, I used to think that she was just too dumb and lazy to do her job and that if I ever got half a chance, I would prove that I was much more qualified.”
“Surprise, surprise,” said Flash dryly.
“Wow, you certainly were ambitious,” Twilight chuckled.
“You have no idea,” Sunset muttered. “If you have anymore questions, Flash, there are clerics in Equestria who can provide better answers than we can.”
“I'll keep that in mind,” said Flash. He picked up a new book. “So what do you think of religion on Gaia so far, Twilight?”
“It's hard to say,” said Twilight. “I like those that share a lot of the same values as Equestria, but others make me glad that they're probably made up.” Picking up another book, she smiled brightly. “Now this is the one I've really been looking forward to studying.”
The book's title was “The Church of Scientology.”
“Um, maybe you should skip that one,” said Flash nervously.
“Yeah, you probably wouldn't like it,” Sunset added hastily.
“Come one guys, it's obviously a religion centered around science,” said Twilight as she opened the book to the first page. “What's not to like?”
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Half an hour later, Twilight's scowling face was illuminated in the alleyway's shadows by the flames of burning paper.
“You do realize that burning a library book is a crime in this world,” said Sunset, keeping a look out for cops.
“Totally worth it,” Twilight growled.
...I'm not going to go TOO deeply into what I think of this chapter, as anything I might say could and probably would start a million different flame wars; however, I WILL say this: everyone is entitled to their own belief: when someone has a different faith (or lack thereof) then you do, it's important to, for lack of terminology, hate the sin, not the sinner...
that said, I am PROUD to say that I believe in a God that went as far as to lay down his life for us mere mortals, despite us not deserving it in the slightest: if you believe in the same system, I'm glad to have met fellow Brothers and Sisters of the faith; if you don't, that is your right and as such will not hold it against you
however, issues of faith aside, can we all agree on one thing?
...after reading that passage, Twilight Sparkle is officially a 12 on the scary meter...
I'm enjoying Twilight's reactions to the little things humans live with.
Unless you've planed otherwise, any chance you can get Twilight to react on the "Zombie Culture", and various science fictions?
I will say that Flash as you have described him is an agnostic, not an atheist. In rather crude Latin/Greek:
a "no" theist "god" - atheist "no god"
a "no" gnostic "knowing" - agnostic "no knowing"
An atheist is one that absolutely refutes the existence of a god. An agnostic refutes the idea that we can ever know for sure, but does not absolutely refute the existence of a god. The two are commonly conflated, however, so the mistake is understandable.
Also
Unless that's a commentary on world-creating librarians, I think she probably walked away without another word.
Discussing religion is always a dangerous quandary. To use the deep arguments often used by both sides is to invite ire, to stick to simple reductions is to risk being blase and predictable. I would say you took the safe route in the latter, although I cannot fault you for it. That said, the idea that all beings in Equestria are fundamentally aware of the existence of a higher power is something I haven't heard before. I might have to take that for myself. Gratzi for the headcanon.
Nice bit of exposition, I approve. Personally I follow the religion that there is only one god, but I respect other religions and their gods. I actually enjoy learning about other gods and their mythology just for entertainment or if they were to ever come up in some kind of show or movie down the line.
Twilight and Flash arguing over their own beliefs makes sense, people in real life have been known to do that too even over lesser beliefs. I'm glad they came to an understanding thanks to Sunset and that Flash is more open minded now. I don't think I've ever heard of Scientology but if Twilight was willing to burn a BOOK about it, it probably goes against a beliefs.
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This was not a jab. This was simply Twilight's scientific mind's poor attempt to process a fantastic scenario that supposedly happened. I myself am a believer, and while I am not particularly passionate (I live a very secular lifestyle), the last thing I intend to do is mock anyone's religious beliefs.
7696851 I'll think about it.
7696914 Or Blade Runner, Warhammer 30/40K, Or even The Jetsons cartoon.
7696932 Oh , I know of the nerd debates...my aunt happens to drag me into them.
I'm glad they all agreed that Scientology was bunk. Because it is.
Sorry, I'm out. I understand you believe the ponies to have a different understanding of religion, but this is too dissimilar to my head canon for my taste.
I wish Bonnie was mentioned more as she is always overshadowed by Faust
Strictly speaking, a lot of atheists absolutely deny the existence of the standard theological deities - the Christian God, Muslim Allah, Buddha, Vishnu, etc. They don't categorically deny the possibility of a God in the sense of "some unknowable entity that is responsible for the existence of the universe" - they just, in the words supposedly said by astronomer Jean-Pierre Laplace to Napoleon, have no need for that hypothesis.
As for headcanon, I hold that Griffonstone has nothing [1] to do with the Griffon kingdom: it's just an autonomous city-state within the borders of Equestria, while the real Griffon kingdom is somewhere east accross the ocean, perhaps next to the Land of French Accents, judging from that Griffon in "Mystery on the Friendship Express."
[1] Grumble grumble stupid lazy writers grumble grumble taking fanfic's often wonderful elaborations on the show and giving us infantilized thimble-sized joke states grumble grumble
This view would probably be pretty different for ponies, what with their world being controlled in nearly every aspect, but here in the real world I've often wanted to ask a religious person the opposite question. Personally I can't imagine how I'd feel about life if I was convinced everything around me had been designed by a higher power. I find great beauty and comfort in the emergent nature of, well, nature, and planets and space and lifeforms and everything. If I thought it was all designed? For me, that'd be absolutely terrifying, like being a self-aware toy in a toybox. Or a self-aware Lego minifig.
Oh thank Go...odness. Goodness. Yes. I was prepared to see a flame war, and was glad to see none.
EDIT: Unless that burned book counts.
7698939 I was a little worried about that myself, but so far I seem pretty nonflammable.
I would like Twilight to encounter anime. I can see much shenanigans from such an encounter.
7699442 I definitely think about it.
That's a very healthy mindset to have.
Maybe if there were any recommendations I would make, I would want Twilight to explore the difference in technology between the two worlds and their reliance on it. Or maybe the film genres between the two worlds like Sci-Fi and superheroes, Equestria has movie theaters but they aren't seen that much.
Huh. I was expecting some sort of flame war in the comments after this chapter. Guess not.
Annnnnnnd you jinxed it.
Didn't the S5 finale show us that a world of eternal night was, in fact, feasible?
Though I suppose if Twilight hasn't given Sunset all the details of said romp through alternate timelines, then one could argue that Sunset might still believe otherwise.
I can definitely see each species believing that Faust appears as a member of their own species.
I've got to admit, religion is something I'm nervous about bringing up in my own fics. The crash of human religions with pony religions if a hard subject to do right. Don't know what I'm going to do.
You did it very well. Liked Twilight and Flash's interaction, as usual.
I admit I really dislike the whole "Equus" thing. If I were a non-pony living there, I would be a bit miffed about about the whole "The -Supreme-Creator -was-an alicorn-and-the-planet-is-named-after-our-specie-show-some-respect" thing.
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Imagine how utterly disgusted must be Twilight about Scientology to burn a book.
Actually, the count was SEVEN pairs if the animals were acceptable to eat.
Hares, rabbits, cows, chickens, ect.,ect.
Compared to the non-acceptable which had the two pairs stipulation.
snakes, pigs, vultures, ect.ect.
The so called palestinians are really only in the Gaza Strip because they are also very much a intolerable bunch who-knows what to the rest of islam. Their annihilation if they were anywhere else would be one of those things that draws others together to achieve a common goal.
Personally, I thought you handled the subject rather tactfully, so kudos on that.
Scientology.
Knew what was gonna happen the moment i saw that word.
I lol'd.
For the record, i have no idea what scientology even is
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You know, I think some of her friends are keeping stuff from Princess Twilight. Because Faust did not create Rainbow Dash or Pinkie or Applejack.
Those existed before her.
In fact, maybe Tirek is so messed up because he also existed before Faust, and he was destined to become a villain. Who wouldn't become bitter at that?
You know, I think the characters missed one important point.
Magic.
As in, it's a legitimate, well-documented field of study in Equestria. One that has on multiple counts:
A,) Allowed individuals to amass great, world-changing power.
B,) Alter minds.
C,) As Luna herself proves, sometimes those individuals claw themselves out of the mist of time, and try conquering the world. Again.
As such a completely rational and plausible theory for the 'everybody knows Faust name from cradle' would be that she was a very early world conqueror (in the same vain as her daughter, plausibly proving a hereditary link with the Nightmare stuff), but the spell to bend the entire world to her will was so massive, even for an alicorn, that it caved her mind in like an elephant stepping on a soda-can. Leaving little more for future generations, then a lingering imprint of her name.
As such, 'god' was/is real and evil would be a completely legitimate belief system. (AKA maltheism.)
...For some reason (cough ) I can't imagine it being a very popular one, though.
It's hardly the type of faith/theory Celestia's latest ex-students would put much thought into, though, so I guess it's fair enough that the chapter didn't bring it up.
I suspect Queen Faust doesn't do anything because she CAN'T... like, maybe she lost most of her power when she birthed Luna and Celestia. That would explain why the two of them get sad when she gets brought up.
TWILIGHT burning a BOOK? The apocalypse must be near!
7735851 a problem with your reasoning is that the Bible tells the story of Noah's flood three times and disagrees one the number of animals three times. The people of the Gaza Strip were living there when Israel conquered it, that is all they did
7698939 If course you never seen one, it's too hard. Not much people signed in this website.
7698006 No Flame war, okay? God do create twins, right? But twins have different personalities. God do create symmetries, at some beings, include us. Nature is unique. God let nature to take care of themselves. God designed this world at one shot and He will never redesigned it again. All of this happens by nature but sometime God will interfere to teach us humans, a lesson.
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Your god did not lay down his life in the bible his demigod son did that's why he asks god to forgive humanity. ""Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing."
7696881>>7736095 How have you never heard of Scientology it's a cult that believes that the ashes and souls of aliens found their way into humans and that's why we're depressed so much. South Park made an entire episode about chef being brainwashed as an attempt to reach out to the voice actor who joined Scientology.
7698006 I have to agree about that toy thing nothing scarier then realizing you have both no choice, and no power with people try to convince you to bow down to a higher power or be tortured for the rest of time. You may either understand or be really disturbed by my thoughts down below.
7977205>>7698939 7699002 7698939 7703145 Ill show you how to start a flame war These are all my real opinions not augmented or enhanced in any way.Really this is what I believe
That's like asking "without a master whose slave will I be?"
I believe sunsets thing about lazy gods If there was a god he would probably be like the roman gods mixed with a lovecraftian horror.
He would have made this world on a whim and tortured the people for fun like kicking a dog to see if it stays loyal which it will even though it has the right to slay its abusive master.
There is something interesting about that story in particular it is almost the same story as Darkseid from DC comics except Darkseid found his gods and tricked the outcast god to kill one of the others. Darkseid absorbed the dead god's power quickly turning on the god he tricked killing and absorbing him as well all to gain enough power to kill the pantheon that let him family die. That is a story I wish to take life lessons from even if your enemy is more powerful than planning and outsmarting them will work.
perhaps I can explain it easer with the help of a claymation man who I think would have the same mindset as any god.
god can do no wrong for he knowes not what it is.
7735851 The problem there is that inbreeding would cause most of the animal species to die out from health problems. Except rabbits they could survive normally considering they have such a high mutation rate a good example of this is Rabbit island1 male and 4 females = bun-bun-ageddon
7742740 That might be one of the best backstories for Fost i've ever heard I've always believed any god in fiction was just a powerful creature with an extended life span. Just Waiting for something more powerful to come and kill them or until we create the god killing bomb and become masters of are own destiny.
8154266 ...I suppose that with the Immaculate Conception (Virgin Birth) in play the Christ COULD technically be counted as a Demigod; that said, you'll have to forgive me if I'm a bit skeptical about the theory that Jesus and the High Father being two entirely separate entities, though I can see where at least some of the confusion comes from; that said, I fully admit that there is not one set translation/interpretation of scripture and as such will not force upon you the need to accept any one variation as 100% fact
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An atheist subscribes to a-(no) theism (belief in theos or 'god'). It's a lack of belief, not a belief in the lack. An active belief that there must be no gods would be more like antitheism. Think the difference between amoral and immoral. I don't disbelieve, I merely fail to believe, just as I fail to believe in the proverbial teapot orbiting between the Earth and Mars. Nonbelief is the base state.
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Man, didn't Arius and Athanasius hash this one out already? Ah, there's nothing like fifteen-hundred year old theological debates. Now quick, someone reformulate Gnosticism!
My beliefs have always been, or at least have been for quite a while now Believe what you want to believe as long as it doesn't hurt other people, or you can prove otherwise.
I think burning the book is a bit extreme, even if it is about Scientology. However, I am totally see Twilight doing it. Because you know, she's Twilight.
Outside of your headcanon out griffins, I'd say we're on the same page. Though I like the first chapter more, of all culture differences the religious stuff is somehow the least interesting to me.
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You know... this has spawned an interesting idea for me, building off of what you set out here. You mention that changelings don't worship Faust? I mean, I'm willing to bet they - or at least smarter more self aware changelings - are painfully aware of how morally divisive their existence is, being sentient parasites so maybe they see her as evil for creating creatures that have to choose between suffering themselves or inflicting suffering on others. However what if they don't have this instinctive knowing she created them? Yes, maybe because they weren't created by her and were the result of someone mucking about with dark magic or the such. But this could lead them to being the only atheists on, uh, pony Gaia did you call it? As for explaining the instinctive knowing...
...okay, I probably over did that but it was fun to quickly hammer out.
Honestly though this story still leaves some room for doubt about Faust though. It is a kind of popular idea among apologists that everyone knows god exists on some deep instinctual level but some people denies it so they can feel better about sinning or so forth. It just means Twilight and Sunset were raised with this idea and never encountered opposition to it, though to be honest this is a bit of a stretch.
Was a fun read either way however! Thank you~
By the way, 7742740 your comment kind of fed this budding idea so thanks~
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I'm not entirely sure, but wasn't Buddha an actual person? Buddhism is a religion without a god as far as I know.
"“Actually, you’ve got it all wrong,” said Sunset. “For starters, those wars were actually fought to reunite a separated church."
Still religion...
Well, some versions state that 7 pairs of every "Clean" animal were taken in. It also explains why Noah sacrificed some of them by the end.
Personally, I'm a Pentecostal. Is there a follower of religion? During mass services, a "divine revelation" descends on many Pentecostals.
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It is complicated but a fascinating read.
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Same here. Not practicing but I was raised Mormon.