The books say the reason there are not very many humans is because they were too weak to be part of the gods' new world. That is why humans are mostly gone, and that is why the humans who are still alive are mostly slaves.
Being weak makes them stupid? This is conflating two very different things. Weakness is one thing, and can't necessarily be helped. Stupidity is a completely different kettle of fish. I guess it depends on how they died, and what did your God do.
[She can't help but add:]
But He doesn't sound like a very benevolent God if He didn't have love for all His creatures, even the weaker ones.
They were not all Vin's creatures, and Vin is not benevolent. Vin makes chaos and madness and we serve him because he is smart and that makes us strong.
[She pauses for just a second.]
Except I don't like the part with chaos. I think there should be reasons for the things we do.
I did not like some of the things I was told to do to serve him. I did not like that I did not understand reasons for the things that I was told to do. That is why I decided to leave.
Good for you, Ecks. You should never follow anyone - God or no - blindly. I believe everything you read, or hear, you should consider carefully, and make your own decision whether you believe it or not.
I have never been blind. Is blindness a metaphor? I am careful about which rules I add to my book, and my book is the set of rules that I follow, not other people's rules.
Yes, blindness is a metaphor. I just mean that some people follow the rules of their God without thinking about them, or what they mean, to them and others. It's dangerous.
Don't you think your life, without choices and just obeying orders, hurt you? It's not just about permanent damage, after all, nor is it just about physical damage.
[Jesus. There is a lot here, that Claire doesn't feel qualified to unpack herself. It's way too much.]
I do believe you'd be alive, even without your creator making you obey whatever order he gave you. You seem like a strong, resilient person. But I don't want you to think you did anything wrong by following orders.
Because I liked following orders and knowing what to do, and I did not always know that the things I did were wrong. I know now. But I still like following orders and knowing what to do.
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cw fantasy racism
cw fantasy racism
cw fantasy racism + religion talk???
[She can't help but add:]
But He doesn't sound like a very benevolent God if He didn't have love for all His creatures, even the weaker ones.
cw fantasy racism + religion talk yuuup
[She pauses for just a second.]
Except I don't like the part with chaos. I think there should be reasons for the things we do.
cw fantasy racism + religion talk
cw fantasy racism + religion talk
cw fantasy racism + religion talk
cw fantasy racism + religion talk
cw fantasy racism + religion talk
religion talk
religion talk
religion talk
[Someone else gets it!]
religion talk
religion talk
I was never hurt permanently.
religion talk
religion talk; abusive upbringing
[She's confused by the question.]
It was my life. It is how I became alive. I would not be alive if the person who made me did not make me to do the things he wanted me to do.
religion talk; abusive upbringing
I do believe you'd be alive, even without your creator making you obey whatever order he gave you. You seem like a strong, resilient person. But I don't want you to think you did anything wrong by following orders.
religion talk; abusive upbringing
[Just pointing out.]
And I think I did things that were wrong. I am very sure that I did things that were wrong.
religion talk; abusive upbringing
[Stop being obtuse, Ecks.]
But not because you wanted to.
religion talk; abusive upbringing
[She does agree with that.]
Because I liked following orders and knowing what to do, and I did not always know that the things I did were wrong. I know now. But I still like following orders and knowing what to do.