"What is even more powerful is that the calendar that they came up with is exactly the same as the ones calculated by modern science now. The error is so minimal that there is only a one-day discrepancy in the calendar in every five thousand years. Do you think that this is also a feudal superstition, then?" 3
Sophie suddenly did not know how to refute her mother's statement. So, she could only make a strong statement as she said, "There is still no actual basis for this kind of thing. Therefore, I will not believe in it anyway!" 3
Helen sighed at this time before she continued speaking in a serious tone, "When my generation was younger, we had a relatively objective understanding o f the Eastern and Western culture. We would never blindly believe that the West was better or the East was better. Instead, we would look at the problem from an objective and dialectical perspective.
However, the Western culture has already taken complete control over your generation, which was born after the '90s or the ’00s!”
"You believe in science and the internet, but you refuse to believe in the essence that your ancestors have left behind for you thousands of years ago. You have gradually begun to classify the set of beliefs that
your ancestors have left behind for you as old feudal superstitions. This is an embodiment of ignorance in itself!"
Sophie retorted with some dissatisfaction, "According to our old ancestors, everything has a so-called fate? Then, do you mean to say that everything that I eat and everywhere I go today has already been destined for a long time?"
Helen replied seriously, "You think that everything in this world is not fated and that you have control over your own fate. However, have you ever thought about how a small gravel and the large universe are all using their own set of rules to continue operating? The more you observe the operations in this world, the more you will discover that fate is unchangeable!" 2
Sophie immediately asked, "Mom, in that case, can you tell me what is the fate of a gravel? It can stay in the desert, become a member of thousands of gravels, sink into the river, or even be carried out to the sea through the river. It is even likely that it would be made into a part of a piece of glass by humans before being embedded into a piece of concrete. Do you truly think that the fact of every single gravel had already been planned out in advance?" 2
Helen shook her head and said, "I’ve already said that fate should be viewed from a macro perspective. You should not consider it from a micro perspective."
"If you view it from a micro perspective, you will feel that every gravel is very small and not worth
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