It's one reason. The Church is powerful, what it says is true, regardless of whatever the truth might really be. They could probably tell us the sky is green and we would all have to accept it.
(And that sort of power is dangerous.)
To be fair, people would probably believe it without questioning anything.
[ Jeanne is devoted, but she is aware of the consequences of her actions. ]
I am someone who cannot look away from the truth if I find it and know it, but I am aware some people can't behave the same in order to live.
[ Does she agree with it? Not necessarily. Does she understand it? Yes. ]
Faith can only be stronger if it isn't blind. When you know something or someone for its flaws and still accept it, that belief has more weight. That connection is more sincere.
(Blind faith is the worst. Truthfully? He thinks the world would be better without some of these belief systems but he can see where they fit in with societies and the good they can do.)
I just think if there's a goddess or gods out there watching over us, a good one would want us to think for ourselves and actually live our lives. A goddess that controls everything and allows no room for human error... isn't for the people.
[ This is something Jeanne feels strongly about. It's a view that has solidified over the time she's been summoned. ]
If everything is ordained, that isn't truly living. It's existing in a stagnant world. There is no room for growth, no room for people to be good or evil. It doesn't raise lives; it crushes them.
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(And that sort of power is dangerous.)
To be fair, people would probably believe it without questioning anything.
(Which is the other part.)
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[ Jeanne is devoted, but she is aware of the consequences of her actions. ]
I am someone who cannot look away from the truth if I find it and know it, but I am aware some people can't behave the same in order to live.
[ Does she agree with it? Not necessarily. Does she understand it? Yes. ]
Faith can only be stronger if it isn't blind. When you know something or someone for its flaws and still accept it, that belief has more weight. That connection is more sincere.
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(Blind faith is the worst. Truthfully? He thinks the world would be better without some of these belief systems but he can see where they fit in with societies and the good they can do.)
I just think if there's a goddess or gods out there watching over us, a good one would want us to think for ourselves and actually live our lives. A goddess that controls everything and allows no room for human error... isn't for the people.
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[ This is something Jeanne feels strongly about. It's a view that has solidified over the time she's been summoned. ]
If everything is ordained, that isn't truly living. It's existing in a stagnant world. There is no room for growth, no room for people to be good or evil. It doesn't raise lives; it crushes them.