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The nose-winged one did not fail to notice that Sanexa and Klin entered the academy... Oh, they are going to tear her painting apart now, but nothing ). A nod to both, then to the guild of philosophers, where for now two essays are turned in within a short time (but there will be more almost for sure).

2. Aconia

This question contains two parts. What is good and what is evil? What is Aconia?

Practice shows that even in the first, seemingly simple, two matters, people have no single opinion. Good is understood both as good for the world, and as good for the individual, and as good for the country, and as good for civilization as a whole, and this is only the most superficial division.

What, then, is the result of Aconia's life? It is well known that she was a singularity, a saint, under the command of Arsilia, very strong and devoted. And in the days of crisis, when a threat from the sky fell upon the world, Aconia, to the same extent as the others, was a line of defense for Anuzish. Was this a fleeting whim or was it her very nature? Obviously, the second — how could it be that entities not born of human wives had childhood, growing up, a stage of determining values and orientations? Thus it should be concluded that Aconia's military defensive functions were an integral part of her, a duty of blood, which she carried honestly and fully during the war with the Celestials.

What could have made such an entity turn against her main ally at the hour when the crisis had passed? History does not speak of this, and it is obvious that some important piece of information has been lost by official sources. She who, by all classifications except perhaps the ardent pacifist-self-assimilators, should have been clear good, suddenly commits a villainous act, betrayal and murder of a friend.

It was little, but I was fortunate to communicate with some singularities, and their way of thinking... It is similar to the human one in that they have certain preferences, desires, goals, and interests. But it is not similar in that they are not subject to sharp sensual variability; I find it hard to imagine an unexpected act from them that does not fit their character, and I somehow had the feeling that they existed as they are now thousands of years ago. Why was the version accepted that Aconia is any different? Most likely this is not so. Concealment of some important detail, an error of understanding, an accident, or slander — it doesn't matter what, the main thing is that I find it incorrect to judge Aconia as a murderer.

Paradoxically, from the point of view of the development of human history, that episode could even have been positive, although in my somewhat individualistic understanding of good, the death of Arsilia still does not fit. From our point of view, as people, we have learned to exist in a world where there are heroes of the past, but where in the present we must become such heroes ourselves; we have learned independence and overcoming ourselves and the difficulties of the surrounding world.

Thus, what is Aconia? She was a special person for the universe during her life, while for us she became a catalyst of history, and instead of thinking in simple categories, I will prefer to understand this saint precisely in this way.

5. The Church of Anuzish/Arsilia, the New Tradition, Lugranism, Liberation, Luencian Ethics, Godlessness, worship of Celestials and otherworldly deities: which of these movements are viable and which are not?

Church of Anuzish: apparently, with the new changes in the country, veneration of Arsilia as an incarnation of Anuzish will cease to be universal (although it is possible that somewhere and in some form it will remain). The Church itself, even having changed its doctrine, will remain strong because it is based on the simplest and most indisputable principle of love and reverent attitude towards the planet you live on.

New Tradition: consisting mainly of three sects, this challenge to the traditional Church is generally too demanding of its followers, imposing additional rules on them. However, using such offshoots can certainly be convenient for political purposes, to avoid being tied by any relations to the main Church and the territories in which it operates, as well as to impose a certain way of life on the population. In Zimivia, the Order sect was undoubtedly used in this way, but it also helped that country fall, as soon as the population began to doubt the necessity of sacrificing their personal freedoms as much as the sect demanded of them. Nevertheless, this sect or similar ones, being convenient, will hardly cease to exist entirely. The Chaos sect perfectly justifies pirates and bandits, so it too will not be eradicated at the present time, any more than organized crime in neutral waters and poorly controlled territories of countries will be eradicated. The Harmony sect looks the most reasonable of the three, but apparently is not very actively preached and therefore will not spread beyond already developed territories, unless some accident occurs.

Lugranism: an excellent idea for enraging society and elevating some villains on its blood. Undoubtedly, if there had been no crisis of power in Zimivia, Lugranism would not have taken root, but still it is empty as a religion, as it is based on envy. And yet its manipulative potential is extremely great, even higher than that of the sects, so it will not be eradicated quickly in any case.

Liberation: sounds like an ideology that, if it spreads or if truly powerful forces are on its side, will lead to the Apocalypse and the destruction of all existence, or to a catastrophe with the death of 95% of the planet's population. Megalomania leads to no good...

Luencian Ethics: a fairly simple idea with no requirements for religious rites or practices, while not contradicting a kind attitude towards Anuzish. It sounds quite tempting for people with a rural way of life, and probably will persist in that form. In cities and in the wild, people usually need stronger moral support, as it seems to me, so with the industrialization of society, this ethics will weaken.

Cult of Mao: beyond any doubt, the cult of this saint is akin to the cult of Anuzish in terms of how justifiably grateful her followers are to her. Because of this similarity, the Cult of Mao can disappear from the islands only with a strong decline in morals or someone's evil will; for the same reason of similarity, it will hardly spread far beyond the islands, only pilgrims from there will carry their faith to other countries. Nothing bad, it is an interesting identity.

Godlessness: there is an idea that the whole world exists in the head of one single person, of course, exactly the one who holds this idea, and other people, things, and entities are the product of his imagination. Utter nonsense, all these strange imaginers will one day die, and the world will continue to exist without them. So it is here, one can fantasize anything about one's personality, but no one in their right mind will play along with these fantasies. Especially when it comes to promoting a concept towards which almost everyone in the Empire feels strong rejection; its disappearance is only a matter of time (although, considering the lifespan of elves, not a very short time).

Worship of Celestials and otherworldly deities: Miss Cosmos will be relevant as long as alien summonings are carried out.
Sofia, as I recently heard with surprise, supposedly patronizes couples, but this is some strange and destructive romance, and I deeply do not understand how anyone worships her at all. I will not argue with reality, however, but surely cursed mind control is involved in many cases here, which means this cult will one day face oblivion, as soon as someone takes it seriously.
Teuta is a competitor of the Chaos cult: a dangerous and undesirable celestial, however, fighting her may be difficult, because envy is always held in high regard among people, and who can predict where her name will be invoked in the next minute?
Gnosis symbolizes a dangerous and uncontrollable striving for knowledge, like Liberation symbolizes a striving for control. If she is not banished from Anuzish by someone's mighty will, it will be difficult for many to explain why such a simple path to knowledge could be bad; most likely she will remain desirable.
Rinze seduces with external beauty, masking emptiness within; now that she has been "banned" and her cursed power has fallen, only a few who are greatly lost in their spiritual development will believe in her, plus those who believed in her before the ban, because a habit is not so easily changed.
Risha — no one knows what she wants, perhaps even she herself does not, but it would be difficult to prevent such a being from penetrating Anuzish if it were her desire. For now, we are not very interesting to her; this goddess will be the lot of a few magic lovers or simply freedom-loving people without a clear tendency towards negative emotions, unlike some other religions and deities. Not particularly popular, but not fading away either.

Belief in Kami (Yanagi): a religion that tries to supplement belief in Anuzish without contradicting it, imposing some additional, but not too draconian, rules. It seems promising in itself, because people would find it pleasant to find new friends in the form of spirits in the world around them. But besides this, the enormous and exponentially growing popularity of the abbess of this faith, Princess Ayano, will undoubtedly convert many people to this faith.

Ikigai: the belief that a person must impose many restrictions on their spirit, humble it to achieve harmony, and be critically disposed towards everything "superfluous," be it magic, technology, or even some supernatural entities, is a sensible counterbalance to human greed and the thoughtlessness of their actions; this religion will undoubtedly gain many more followers, despite being, in my humble opinion, too strict. It will be especially valued among adherents of asceticism.

This is my opinion on the question of the spread of the most well-known beliefs on Anuzish.