In response to the Pangu question, Jiang says original creator gods should be imagined as asexual, nonsexual, or both male and female because divine creation requires balanced forces.
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Balance
In response to the Pangu question, Jiang says original creator gods should be imagined as asexual, nonsexual, or both male and female because divine creation requires balanced forces.
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Empire introduces an arms race of fear, terror, and violence because every power must become more violent to maintain balance.
The animal ritual is framed as compensation: killing animals for meat requires forgiveness and a return of the animal's soul to preserve balance and harmony.
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"and I have another question is that I don't know how familiar you are with the Chinese culture but in our Chinese culture there..."
"...okay because in all traditions the god has to be a balance of forces right so the male force and the female force that's..."
"...will be forced to become more violent in order to maintain balance. It becomes an arms race of fear, terror, and violence. And empires..."
"the cave celebrating animals why are we doing that why are we animals why are we doing that why are we animals why are..."
"...then bring this animal back in the spirit world to maintain balance and harmony in nature does that make sense guys okay so why..."
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