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6254135 No.6254135 [Reply] [Original]

A suffering god or religious figure will be many times more popular with the people than any other kind of deity. Being able to relate to your patron god/leader will always make a difference.

It is for this reason that Byakuren's faith will increase while Kanako's will dwindle again.

>> No.6254173

>>6254135

Only in times of hardship and poverty.

Gensokyo is a thriving world free from the nightly terrors of years gone past, the people and youkai live in peace and comfort. The raucous festivals of the wind goddess will attract more faithful than the reserved sermons of a race traitor.

>> No.6254184

Except in times of destutition and poverty, people flock to a strong deity. In times of wealth, people feed their need for hardship by worshipping a suffering leader and fuelling their piety with guilt.

>> No.6254191
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>>6254173
Humanity's existence is pretty much riled by hardship and need, anonymous. Humanity has not know peace, ever. The first thing a human does when it is born is to cry and scream, after all.

And I am sure Gensokyo is not different either.

>> No.6254259

>>6254191

A religion preoccupied solely with suffering and hardship offers only placation to the worshipers, only to mend what is broken. It's a life of drudgery with no joy, only solace, offering only the peace of the grave.

Kanako teaches the celebration of life in all it's chaos, letting her faithful turn their eyes from the grind of suffering to the splendor of living. She lets us shoulder our burden and march forward bravely, not hold it to our breast.

>> No.6254606
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>>6254135

Byakuren isn't anything the villagers of Gensokyo haven't already encountered before, another weirdo youkai with strange ideas.

On the other hand, the youkai of Gensokyo aren't exactly oppressed, Reimu doesn't count as all but the youngest youkai respect her position and equal attitude towards all comers. The youkai of Gensokyo are pretty spoiled and like to stir up fun where possible as something to do, a sob story alone won't grant faith.

Kanako actually works for her faith, helping the local youkai not only with spiritual support, but with technological advances and help. She's a go-getter with a plan which is why she clashes most with traditionalists.

Not that Byakuren is even collecting faith, she'll just enjoy Gensokyo like the rest of them.

>> No.6254621
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>>6254191
>The first thing a human does when it is born is to cry and scream
I never did that, or so I was told.

>> No.6254636

>>6254621
Oh shit, you're not human.

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>>6254621
What? Were you stillborn or something?

>> No.6254650

>>6254621
Haha same here!

>> No.6254656

>>6254621
>>6254650
Robots get out

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>>6254641
>>6254636
I didn't cry at all in my baby phase either apparently.
Maybe that's why I ended up here.

>> No.6255998

>>6254658
I've read about a daughter who was "taught" by her traumatized mother not to cry. She was also not breastfed. The first time she cried was in her 30s or so.

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>>6255998
Was she clinically insane? The child, that is.

>> No.6257124

>>6254135


Why is Byakuren a giant?

>> No.6257145

>>6254621
>>6254650
autism

>> No.6257177

>>6257124
She is a deity, she can be any size and it would make sense.

>> No.6257192

>>6257177


I want her to be the size of the moon.

>> No.6257193

>>6257177
I thought she was a politician.

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>>6257193
she is CUTE!

>> No.6257239

>>6257193
She founded a temple near the human village, and is introducing people to her faith.

She is no politician anymore.

>> No.6257255

>>6257239
Right, Byakuren would never abuse religious power by using it as political leverage.

>> No.6257268

>>6257255
Except she is not seeking power right now, or so it seems. She seems content with her ideals of spreading cooperation between humans and youkai.

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>>6257268
That just proves that she's a master politician. Nobody suspects a thing.

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Being able to provide for your followers will give you far more faith than any other type of deity.

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6257618

The Moriya fans have a lot of opponents.

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Kali-maa shakti de!

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