Chapter 40 One God and Many Kinds of Kira

In the city of Fez, a sophist stood on the steps of the temple and preached polytheism.The people said in their hearts, "We know all this. Don't the gods live with us, and follow us wherever we go?" Not long after, another man stood in the marketplace and said to the people: " There are no gods." Many of those who listened to him rejoiced at his message because they feared the gods. Another day came another eloquent and eloquent man, and he said, "There is only one God." Then the common people were terrified, because in their hearts they feared the judgment of God more than the judgment of all gods.

In the same season came another, who said to the common people: "There are three gods, and three of them dwell in the wind, and they have a great and benevolent mother, who is also their companion and sister. " Then everyone was relieved, for they whispered, "The Trinity must disagree about our defects, and their good mother must plead for us poor weak-willed ones." To this day, there are still some people in the city of Chirafis who are still arguing and arguing with each other about polytheism or atheism, monotheism or tritheism, and their benevolent mother. God And Many Gods

In the city of Kilafis a sophist stood on the steps of the Temple and preached many gods. And the people said in their hearts, "We know all this. Do they not live with us and follow us wherever we go?" Not long after, another man stood in the market place and spoke unto the people and said, "There is no god." And many who heard him were glad of his tidings, for they were afraid of gods. And upon another day there came a man of great eloquence, an he said, "There is but one God." And now the people were dismayed for in their hearts they feared the judgment of one God more than that of many gods.

That same season there came yet another man, and he said to the people, "There are three gods, and they dwell upon the wind as one, and they have a vast and gracious mother who is also their mate and their sister." Then everyone was comforted, for they said in their secret, "three gods in one must needs disagree over our failings, and besides, their gracious mother will surely be an advocate for us poor weaknesses." Yet even to this day there are those in the city of Kilafis who wrangle and argue with each other about many gods and no god, and one god and three gods in one, and a gracious mother of gods.