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, P1 S+ ]& S5 G6 m; P4 p(哈哈, 大家别误会, 这个不是诅咒, 俺只是在陈述一点历史。)% j# n( m8 r! s7 [% K
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It is well-known that the JDJ had vehemently opposed the scientific theories of Galileo and Copernicus, but did you know that they had also opposed Benjamin Franklin's lightning rod?: V( j6 |% l& n: _) j
3 o% e: f! J9 ?! Z$ v16, 17 世纪的欧美, 可以说是凡是有人聚集的地方就一定有教堂。 最让JDT 大惑0 d6 a, h3 ]* g4 R5 `5 h5 b
不解的是, 雷竟然专劈教堂, 而极少光顾与教堂仅一街之隔的妓院, 赌场。那年
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4 V; z+ x3 y& }/ J关于雷电, 当时的著名的JDT 有过如下解释, [% }( a: O5 P
St. Thomas Aquinas said "Rain and winds, and whatsoever occurs by local impulse alone, can be caused by demons. It is a dogma of faith that the demons can produce winds, storms, and rain of fire from heaven." , ]8 u6 I! ]5 Z2 {9 s
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Martin Luther asserted that the winds themselves are good or evil spirits. He declared that a stone thrown into a certain pond in his native city would cause a dreadful storm because of the devils kept prisoners there. ' z- h+ z$ P0 r4 O2 K
8 J6 A$ f4 K1 e/ x) ]" ?6 s基于这种信仰, 当时的好JDT们采用多祷告, 多鞭打, 处死女巫来逃避雷劈。可% g1 H5 v" R/ [) U0 w
惜的是, 他们的祷告, 他们的对女巫的惩罚从来就没有半点用处, 教堂愿意招雷+ h9 Z" V. E: l5 J6 N& J
劈的史实并没有因此而改变。 倒是有些心思灵活, 信教不诚者, 一看到雷雨要来,
/ H3 s9 }' _$ _" M立刻就跑到对面的妓院, 赌场去了反而可以逃过一劫。 |
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