The Clamoring Hydra

Through the spiritual network, Hydera quickly learned about Halina's current situation...

After being discovered, Hal Nina did not continue to hide, but followed them in a fair and upright manner, and then monitored them in a fair and upright manner.

"Socrates..." Hydera murmured the name silently, with a little interest in his eyes.

The name Socrates is not an ordinary name...

With the change of the times, Hydera was shocked to find that the current Greek world is not so much a separate mythological world, but rather a silhouette of history... it is a bit arbitrary, because from the timeline alone, Hydera All that is experienced now is the prototype of the history of later generations. Especially after meeting the Nordic mythology, Hydera became more and more sure about this matter...

Because in reality, the demise of Scandinavian mythology is too strange to be forgotten... While having a complete and similar system, it has a richer worldview and more gimmicky world settings than Greek mythology. ...But in the end there are not many deities that can be clearly recorded.

In particular, the appearance of angels aggravated Hydera's guess.

In the memory known to Hydera, the reason why the Nordic mythology is so fast is because of the invasion of the Catholic faith... The war of faith sounds very sacred, for the gods, for the gods, for their own beliefs And war... but in fact it is more irrational than any war. It is a kind of eccentric emotional product.

For a scholar, the biggest crime is not murder... but the burning of the library. For everyone who understands history, whenever they hear names like the Palace of Wisdom or the Library of Alexandria, heartache will inevitably occur... Wisdom and civilization are the crown of mankind as the soul of all things. And those libraries that were burned because of irrationality should be lined with the sadness of humanity.

In the memory of Hydera, as the oldest libraries in the world, it turns out that his library contains almost 50 of the world's oldest languages, including Chinese.

Science, philosophy, mathematics, literature. The original, manuscripts, manuscripts... and much more, the brilliant wisdom drowned in the long river of history. This is the sun that gave birth to human civilization, and it is the most shining gem in the crown. It's like a horse that was damaged by the hands of slaves, and I can't help but sigh...

It even said that the reason why Hydera wanted to build the Spartan Library was partly regrettable...

Then, he looked at Socrates. Socrates...Although still an ugly young man in obscurity in this era, in the later generations, the halo on Socrates' body has even been hidden in countless places.

The greatest thinker, educator, philosopher, founder of Western civilization, the master of Plato in the three philosophies of Greece, and the teacher of Aristotle, respected rationalism. Among them, one of his most important contributions to philosophy is the clear confrontation between spirit and substance. It is proposed to pull philosophy from the sky, so that it can be transformed from studying nature to studying humanity itself.

In the history known to Hydera, after the restoration of slave-lord democracy in Athens, Socrates was accused of contempt of traditional religions, introduction of new gods, corruption of Athenian youth and opposition to democracy, and was sentenced to death. According to the description in the "Critto", as the greatest philosopher, educator, and thinker in Greece, he is fully capable of leaving Athens with the help of friends and students. But in the end, he didn't do it. Advocating rational law, he believed that this would destroy the sanctity of the law, and then he drank poisonous wine in front of the students.

Obviously there is no literary work, and even said that all the stories about Socrates were recorded by his student Plato. But even with such a few words, relying on a strong personal charm, Socrates has a group of fanatical admirers and fierce opponents, both before and after death.

It can be said that Socrates is Confucius in Western culture. It itself represents a watershed of thought. In the West, all thoughts before Socrates are collectively referred to as pre-Socratic philosophy.

From this we can see what position Socrates has in the history of Western literature...

Although this is a mythical world, with so many lessons from the past, Hydera doesn’t think that Socrates encountered by Halina is just an accident... If it’s just the name, it’s okay, even the appearance and historical records It's so similar in China, it's a bit unreasonable, right?

If he was really Socrates... He touched his lips, Hydera’s eyes were a little thought... Religion, especially monotheistic religion, always went back to face an extremely important problem , A problem that makes it completely incompatible with science...that is, religion cannot be questioned.

Especially in the aftermath, whether the omnipotent God can create a boulder he cannot lift, whether he can make it or not, means that he is not omnipotent. And science, or reason, is different, he is admiring this question. Or, it is precisely because of this question that they will flourish.

So does Socrates's thinking affect Hydera?

From the perspective of a ruler alone, yes... but not very big. In other words, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Because the current Spartan theocracy itself is not a monotheistic theocracy, and even said that in the Hundred Years War, the gods killed by the Spartan guard alone had no less than two digits. It is even said that in most Spartans' thinking, Hydera is not a religiously high, supernatural god. But a leader, a commander, a leader.

but……

The existence of the spiritual network has made Sparta embark on an unprecedented path, but Hydera prefers to think that this is a glorious evolution. Under the connection of Kara, all Spartans are united in an amazing way. There is a class system and no class barriers. While everyone has independent thoughts, they still work together... This strange system, Hydera has heard of some science fiction works...

"Throw it in the library and watch for a while..."

Thinking about it, Hydra nodded thoughtfully.

"The library happens to lack a manager."

Hydera thought a little helplessly.