Of the three major religions depicted in the story (the Seven, Old Gods, Lord of Light) only the faith of the seven has not depicted any true supernatural power associated with it.
He is not insinuating ANY of them are real. Other than the greenseers, of course, who are real, but not ‘gods’ in the sense that they dwell on some other plane of existence.
Sure, some of the priests of R’hllor do some magic, but that doesn’t mean that R’hllor is a real sentient being. It only means that magic exists. If Melisandre sees something in her flames, is the vision being sent to her by R’hllor? Or is it some power she has in herself? Or is it being sent by someone else entirely and purposefully to manipulate her actions?
As far as the Faith of the Seven goes…hey. It was de-fanged and de-clawed centuries before…suddenly it has two bona fide armies working for it and has become a rival to the Iron Throne in power and influence in Westeros.
A believer observing would say there is ample proof of evidence for the Seven intervening in the affairs of Westeros.
A non-believer would find another explanation for things.
What does that remind me of?
Religion in the real world.
Written November 29 2016
No comments:
Post a Comment