Bai Yansong once said: Give your soul to faith. In the face of adversity, everyone hopes to find something to rely on. Feuerbach's "The Nature of Religion" and Russell's "Religion and Science" both talk about our belief in religion, so what exactly do we believe in? In short, we believe in the existence of an objective entity—God. In fact, it is outside the scope of science and is a force of nature that we cannot explain. For uncontrollable factors, the human heart needs to rely on it to generate belief.
Throughout the film, it is explained that "God needs to be believed", and its power also comes from people's beliefs. When I was in high school, my roommate recommended a book called American Gods, and the two made the same point. God needs more people to believe and worship in order to increase his power. It just so happens that the battle between the gods depicted in the film and the book takes place in such a culturally integrated America. The collision of religions and cultures is by no means complementary to each other, but must be life and death; not seeking common ground while reserving differences, but must be the winner and the loser, and the gods that no one believes in will inevitably die. This is true everywhere, just like the decline of Taoism in China - there is no power without belief.
According to the traditional concept, the power of God must surpass man and even destroy man! But in the movie, it's quite different. The insect eater of the dark forces can be strong enough to defeat other gods, but even for children, his power is not worth mentioning. Is this America's thinking about having privilege? It seems that it is also very suitable for the previous US election. The confrontation between the gods (parties) above is the support of the masses, and it seems to smell the meaning of modern democracy. If you are not popular, even if the political power is strong, in the end. It is also a waste of martial arts and a loss of strength. Perhaps, such thoughts are instilled in children's brains, and in the future, the embarrassment of "people can carry boats and cook porridge" will also be changed.
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