Lucifer sacrificed too much for world peace

While Lucifer is here worrying about "Nature", Tom is still watching "I Do My Way."

His expression was very serious, as if he was thinking about what he saw word by word with the attitude of reading some epic masterpiece, frantically doing reading comprehension, trying to think about the author's original intention.

Tom, who maintained this state of concentration, looked more serious when he turned to the variant topic of "The Ship of Theseus" by Lucifer, but thinking about it, his brain circuit turned himself dizzy.

Tom thought for a while, but couldn't come up with the right answer, so he couldn't help turning his head and asking Alexandre Dumas who was nearby.

"How should I say this question... Lord Sage didn't tell us the answer, but let us think for ourselves. If you are curious, you can read the answers sent by other people." As he spoke, Dumas pulled out a few pieces of paper from the left, "Because this issue has just come out, so not many are sent, that's all."

After reading these people's answers, Tom felt even more confused, and his own position fluctuated. For a while, he felt that what this person said was reasonable, and for a while, he felt that what the other person said was also reasonable-it couldn't go on like this.

Although Tom really didn't want to bother Mr. Sage anymore, no matter how he looked at it, only Mr. Sage could answer his questions!

If you don't ask this question clearly, it feels like even if he stays up late for several days, he will have insomnia tonight!

"Answer?"

Facing Tom who came to ask for an answer, Lucifer said casually: "There is no correct answer."

Tom repeated in disbelief: "There is no right answer?!"

How can there be no correct answer? !Questions should have answers!

"Then what's the point of asking this question?"

Lucifer sighed: "You people, the meaning comes and goes all day long, and being entangled in this kind of thing is meaningless in itself, isn't it?"

Tom choked: "But..."

"Don't you think it's meaningful to see a point of view different from your own and to gain a deeper understanding of other people in the world?" Lucifer continued.

"No, I still think it should be meaningful." Tom said tangled, "Why do things without meaning exist..."

Lucifer was startled.

This person is too extreme! ! !Is this kind of thinking characteristic of the world? !

There was no other way, Lucifer asked blankly: "What do you think is the meaning of human life?"

Tom: "…………???"

At this moment, Tom was stunned, because he couldn't think of an answer! ! !

"You see, according to your theory, human beings shouldn't be alive." Lucifer chased after the victory.

Tom thought hard for a while, and came to a conclusion with the unique brain circuit of church members: "God made human beings exist, and human beings exist for God. This is the meaning."

"........."

【calm!calm! ! 】The alarm clock began to call in Lucifer's mind, 【In a way, he was actually right...】

Lucifer responded to the alarm clock in his heart: "According to the setting of this worldview, it is indeed possible that this is the correct answer. I won't be angry, he is really smart."

[...But you are just angry! 】The alarm clock said speechlessly, 【There is no need to whitewash me...】

The alarm clock has always been very clear that Lucifer has complicated feelings for human beings, especially the setting of "human beings are freer than angels" has a great influence on Lucifer-but such human beings say that "human beings exist for God" It's no wonder that Lucifer is angry.

What the truth is, it doesn't matter to Lucifer, all he cares about is human thoughts.

As long as human beings feel that they are free, then they are free, but if human beings feel that they exist for the sake of God... Lucifer doesn't even know what he is tossing about.

God makes human beings live like puppets, and human beings willingly follow God's will, so Lucifer is just looking for trouble?

Even the attitude of angels towards humans is changing, but humans—

"I don't think so." Dumas interrupted suddenly, "Your thoughts can only represent yourself."

After watching so many people's debates, everyone in the literature group deeply understood a truth, that is, no one can really understand another person, and all people can represent themselves.

Tom frowned and looked at Alexandre Dumas: "Then why do you think human beings exist?"

"Please don't change the concept. The sage asked about the meaning of life." Alexandre Dumas raised his chin. "This question, at least I think, the meaning of my life is to see more things I haven't seen before. things... and stories that bring the same joy to others as I do."

Tom pondered: "...you are right, indeed I shouldn't use my answer to bind you... what does the sage think?"

Lucifer has suppressed the unknown fire just now and regained his rationality.

He said: "Actually, Ms. Dumas was also mistaken. What I asked was 'the meaning of human life' rather than 'the meaning of human life'. Your answer belongs to the latter."

In the language of this world, there is a big difference between the words human and human.

Dumas was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said: "Is it the human being as a whole... Then I can't think of it, and it's hard to think of a common meaning... Or is it meaning to live?"

Since Lucifer's original purpose was just to reverse Tom's idea that "meaningless means useless and does not need to exist", his answer is of course——

"No point," Lucifer said.

Yes, regardless of whether it makes sense or not, anyway, Lucifer can just say the answer is meaningless by talking about it.

Sure enough, Tom was unwilling to agree with this answer: "Why do you, a wise man, come to such a conclusion? You are also a human being, aren't you? Why do you feel that your life is meaningless?"

"First of all, I need to correct a point of view of the two of you." Lucifer raised a finger, "The meaning of what I said may be different from what you understand."

Not only Tom and Alexandre Dumas, but other editorial staff who came to review manuscripts one after another were also paying attention here, quietly waiting for Lucifer's next words.

"It's not so much that I think human beings are meaningless to live, but I hope so... because, if human beings live for a certain meaning, then human beings are not free, and human beings will become meaningful from the moment of birth. The carrier, or something like an accessory."

In fact, Lucifer felt that the word "slave" was more appropriate, but there were no slaves in this world, so he could only replace it with a milder word.

Although Lucifer's words have been softened several levels, from Tom's expression, it can still be seen that he is very shaken.

"Until someone else comes up with an idea that is more like the correct answer than the answer that there is no point in human life, you can use mine as a reference answer."

"But, but..." Alexandre Dumas is now in a state of [what you said seems to make sense and I'm about to be persuaded, but something doesn't feel right], "It feels a little sad, isn't it? Meaningless existence ..."

"So I said, this is just my idea of ​​human beings as a whole... As for the individual, it is because of this meaninglessness that human beings are free. Individuals can find the meaning of their own life instead of being kidnapped by a unified meaning .”

What Lucifer said today is too vague for people who are just starting out in the world of fictional literature. I also felt that if I thought about it carefully, I might be able to figure it out, so no one refuted it on the spot.

Seeing that everyone was silent in deep thought, Lucifer concluded: "Tom, this is just my idea. If I can convince you, I hope you can change the view that 'meaningless things should not exist'."

Tom nodded in a daze: "Actually... I think what you said is quite reasonable now, at least I can't find any refutation..."

For Tom, who is actually a little rigid, it is already very hard to understand the other party's point of view, and it is even more difficult to find a point of refutation.

The education he has received all along has prevented him from blindly refuting for the sake of refuting without understanding the other party's point of view... But he couldn't find a reason for refuting, and the feeling of something wrong in his heart was too weak, so he felt that he might be persuaded up.

In a way, people like Tom are really easy to fool.

After tapping his head and taking another deep breath, Tom finally felt that his chaotic brain was a little clearer.

He said seriously: "I take back what I said just now. It's not so bad to be meaningless. In fact, I reflected on it. Maybe I just felt anxious because the question didn't have an answer, so I vented my anger."

Lucifer complained: "There are so many unanswered things in the world... Isn't it a little bad that you want to shoot 'meaningless' for this? And if you apply your theory, the existence of meaningless things is itself God's will..."

"What you said makes sense." Tom didn't bother about what "map gun" meant, and nodded seriously.

Although he had a debate with Lucifer just now, after losing to Lucifer, Tom's filter on Lucifer was deepened, directly reducing the possibility of future debates by [-]%.

Because Tom felt that it was better not to ask some mentally retarded questions until he thoroughly understood what the sage said today.

Compared with the hard-headed Tom, the delicate and sensitive people in the literature group who usually think a lot, their thoughts diverged immediately.

"Master Sage!" Miss Hugo asked, "Excuse me, may we sort out the conversation you had with Mr. Tom and Alexandre Dumas and publish it in the next issue?"

Lucifer was stunned: "Is it published in "I Do My Way?"

"Yes!" Ms. Hugo's eyes sparkled, "I think we can create a column to record this kind of multi-person answering articles. I think it can inspire people... What do you think?"

Lucifer recalled it for a while, and felt that it would be no problem to let more people see what he said just now. If more people could awaken their free will, there would be nothing wrong with it.

Of course, if someone is willing to argue with him and makes sense, Lucifer will only be happier, which shows that people have more and more ideas of their own.

So Lucifer nodded and said, "Yes, where is Tom?"

Tom said, "I'm fine."

Alexandre Dumas was very happy, and added a new type to his publication: "What is the best name for this column?"

Lucifer said, "Whatever."

——As long as it is not called "The Analects of Confucius", he can accept it!

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