This religious schism is gonna become a whole thing isn't it? :/
What is the truth shamans explanation for the thunder rocks behavior if he rejects ours?
(6VS1)"The thunder-rocks can be considered an exception to the normal rules of the world, yes, but it is entirely unreasonable to apply this discovery to all others as well! Perhaps a chaos spirit does lie within this rock, and the story you tell of slight changes causing the creation of new spirits which coalesced into these rocks is reasonable and true, but surely these spirits should simply be another neutral spirit? Many neutral spirits oppose each other quite often, yet they still spend far more time simply watching. These thunder-rock 'chaos' spirits have spent countless thousands of years simply sitting here, slowly gathering while they watch the world around them - indeed, they only became so volatile when YOU unearthed them! How can you claim these rocks oppose neutrality when they have embraced it, slowly gathering together while watching the world pass by?"
"They react violen-"
"They react similarly to how air reacts! Air spirits spend so long doing nothing, only to occasionally cause severe damage when they reach incredible speed. Should air therefore also be considered a chaos spirit because of the damage it causes, despite how long it remains inactive? For that matter, surely rock spirits are also chaos spirits, for they also wait countless years before causing damage, the same with water and fire - by your logic ALL spirits are chaos spirits!
"No beca-"
"Because the shaman teachings say otherwise? The shaman teachings that YOU have so brazenly thrown away in favour of your own personal beliefs, so incapable are you of letting go of what you believe to be true, even when your logic is so extremely flawed? Please, explain to me how the shaman teachings support YOU, and not me."
"The shaman teachings state that water and fire are opposites, and much of their efforts are directed toward each other, but the thunder-rocks attack everything regardless of spiritual alignmen-"
The shaman laughs. "Then what of air? Air does not care what it damages when angry, so should we call air spirits chaos spirits as well?"
"Well... yes. We simply called them neutral spirits before because we didn't understand the nature of chaos."
"Ha! Look at you, so foolishly listening to only the pieces of the shaman teachings that support your argument, only to disregard them entirely when a new argument is brought up against you. If the shaman teachings are incorrect because of our previous 'misunderstandings', surely the entirety of it can not be trusted, and would need to be completely reassessed!"
You have failed miserably at convincing people of your viewpoint. The 'Truth-Shaman' thinks he has more knowledge of the spiritual than you, and deceives people into believing his words through lies and trickery. He does not argue with you on the nature of the shaman teachings - he argues against your partial belief in them. The shaman teachings must be reassessed in light of this new discovery, yet the lying arse simply mocks you and your belief that parts of the shaman teachings are incorrect, while others are fine. He taps into your people's unwillingness to accept new beliefs and mocks you with an air of confidence - and of course people believe him, because surely a shaman knows more about the spiritual than a mere chief?
You're sick of it. No matter what you're doing he's there, asking for answers, and you're unable to do anything about it without being mocked further. Over and over he mocks you, over and over people listen to him, more and more ignorant people becoming his followers. Then, one day, you've had enough. As he explains the neutrality of spirits, he finally stops to let you speak. You are tired of his constant harassment and are on the verge of giving up... but you decide that enough is enough.
As he finishes his explanation, you pick up a thunder-rock and ask him a very simple question. "According to you, neutral spirits naturally steer away from violence unless threatened, yes?"
"Well of course, that's what I just said! Have you lost your hearing as well as your sense?"
You node sagely before asking him another question. "Then why did I do this?" Before he can react, you throw the thunder-rock at his head. All around you people simply stare at the bloody mess left behind in horror, and you announce that you will no longer tolerate ignorant fools and ask any man who truly believed the lying shaman to leave your tribe. 20 people leave, travelling in the direction of the sun for half a moon before they leave your sight.
The very next moon, you gather all of your shamans together and announce that YOU will be the new shaman to replace the liar, so that no one can question your knowledge of the spiritual. The shamans gladly agree to teach you during the winter.
What are you going to do now? The liars and fools have been dealt with, so there are no issues of immediate importance. You are now a shaman, having killed the shaman who questioned you and taken his place.
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