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driftfleet2015-05-30 07:56 pm
hymnals) wrote in driftfleet2015-05-30 07:56 pm
video / action
Who: Adrasteius; perhaps you
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Bishop; kitchens
When: N to the O W
[Adra's in the ship's kitchen, seated at the table. A shimmering, golden aura limns his entire body, concentrated particularly at the crown of his blonde head. The faint impression of angelic wings blinks in and out of corporeality on his back as he speaks, sometimes seeming almost solid.]
I'm here today to speak to you about the Light. No, I don't mean that thing in the ceiling, or the sun, or any physical, mechanical sources of illumination, so let's nip that idiot question right in the bud. I'm talking religion, people, which some of you desperately need. A religion that isn't bullshit.
[He leans forward; steeples his hands.]
First of all: no gods. No capital G 'God' or 'Maker' or 'Creator' or what-have-you. No offense if that's part of the dogma, I guess, but it doesn't strike me right. Most of the gods I've met needed a swift kick to their many-mouthed faces, personally.
Second of all: no judgment. Of course, those who wield the Light can and must judge, but the Light itself brooks no discrimination. Whatever you've done, and for whatever reason you've done it, the Light forgives. The Light is grace: by definition, ever present, albeit never deserved. A gift of the universe.
Because, you see, the Light is an omnipresent, divine force. It is the name we give to every person's individual connection the universe. Under its teaching, we recognize our place in the great span of space and time--and our responsibility to influence the universe positively, to bring comfort, to soothe pain, to offer hope.
[Adra gestures with his hands, and as he does so, Light sparks from his fingers. The energy darts around the room, looking for all the world like a cascade of shooting stars. He might be trying to show off a little--or, at least, just trying to demonstrate that what he's talking about can be empirically observed.]
Practitioners follow a path of three virtues: respect, tenacity, and compassion, taught in that order. Don't worry: I won't go into it. Not today.
[But another day. Sooner rather than later.
The glow around his body fades. He smiles, a beatific, genuine expression.]
The point is--religion doesn't have to be damaging. It doesn't have to be oppressive. There are philosophies, churches, that work for good. Mine is one of them. It's here for you. I'm here for you.
Just letting you know.
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Bishop; kitchens
When: N to the O W
[Adra's in the ship's kitchen, seated at the table. A shimmering, golden aura limns his entire body, concentrated particularly at the crown of his blonde head. The faint impression of angelic wings blinks in and out of corporeality on his back as he speaks, sometimes seeming almost solid.]
I'm here today to speak to you about the Light. No, I don't mean that thing in the ceiling, or the sun, or any physical, mechanical sources of illumination, so let's nip that idiot question right in the bud. I'm talking religion, people, which some of you desperately need. A religion that isn't bullshit.
[He leans forward; steeples his hands.]
First of all: no gods. No capital G 'God' or 'Maker' or 'Creator' or what-have-you. No offense if that's part of the dogma, I guess, but it doesn't strike me right. Most of the gods I've met needed a swift kick to their many-mouthed faces, personally.
Second of all: no judgment. Of course, those who wield the Light can and must judge, but the Light itself brooks no discrimination. Whatever you've done, and for whatever reason you've done it, the Light forgives. The Light is grace: by definition, ever present, albeit never deserved. A gift of the universe.
Because, you see, the Light is an omnipresent, divine force. It is the name we give to every person's individual connection the universe. Under its teaching, we recognize our place in the great span of space and time--and our responsibility to influence the universe positively, to bring comfort, to soothe pain, to offer hope.
[Adra gestures with his hands, and as he does so, Light sparks from his fingers. The energy darts around the room, looking for all the world like a cascade of shooting stars. He might be trying to show off a little--or, at least, just trying to demonstrate that what he's talking about can be empirically observed.]
Practitioners follow a path of three virtues: respect, tenacity, and compassion, taught in that order. Don't worry: I won't go into it. Not today.
[But another day. Sooner rather than later.
The glow around his body fades. He smiles, a beatific, genuine expression.]
The point is--religion doesn't have to be damaging. It doesn't have to be oppressive. There are philosophies, churches, that work for good. Mine is one of them. It's here for you. I'm here for you.
Just letting you know.
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[He sighs a bit and rubs his nose.]
That depends on the weight of what you're saying here. Is the shimmering golden halo stuff just a trick, or a sign that the Light you speak of is True?
Do you know for a fact all that you've said really is, or is it just something you take on faith?
Because here's the thing, I know for a fact that in my reality there is a God-with-a-big-G, in all of his ineffable "glory." And angels and demons and the Devil and all of that, also all really there. All also really huge pain in the necks.
It isn't a question of faith or dogma to me. In fact, I'd be the last person to suggest that anyone have any faith in any of them. That doesn't take away from the fact that they really exist and are really bloody annoying, for the most part. Maybe there's one or two who are decent.
But if you're talking from a place that's more than faith as well, then it would have implications that imply that either the Big Ineffable One has way more ant farms that I thought and has varying levels of interaction in them, or there's more than one Ineffable One, or there are realities that came to be without anyone at the helm and in that case the single or group of Ineffable Ones probably are taking way too much credit for their work, if it's something that could have been done without them around.
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I'm just going to zero in here, to save time. No, it's not a trick. What the hell does that even mean?
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[He has a tendency to rant and he takes a moment to consider that.]
As I said, interesting.
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If we were at my home, I'd just think one of us was wrong.
Here, though, anything is possible.
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And, if it doesn't, then, regardless of whether you worship some invisible thing in the sky or the rock in your shoe, it is--
[He takes a breath.]
I'm going to say it real slow now.
It. is. bullshit.
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[A pause.] I'm sorry. I wasn't clear that I agree with you on that. I got distracted by the question of what it meant to have a reality that didn't have the "almighty Creator." [And the way he says that phrase, it has just a hint of mockery in it, not of Adrasteius or of people who believe in God so much as God Himself, the person.]
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Oh, I see.
Who created them?
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Other, bigger creators? The sudden coalescing of the energy that permeates the universe? It doesn't matter. When I mentioned features of religion, I mentioned aspects I noticed as popular, so nobody would feel left out.
The point isn't what you believe. The point is what you do with it. Religion should be a comfort. A uniting force. Its adherents should give everything for the communities they serve. Not strip them of their homes, their dignity, their income. Not punish them for their identities, or for having other beliefs.
These are things the Light does not do.
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The Light sounds like it's something worthwhile to believe in, then.
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