Silence doesn't believe in God

[Hoid the Former Drifter he/him]

She only eats bread one night out of every 2. So what? Is this based on the verse in Deuteronomy that says "For man cannot live on bread alone"?

[Frustration]

It's because she's poor.

[Hoid the Former Drifter he/him]

So why does William Ann interpret this the way she does?

[Frustration]

1 minute ago, Hoid the Drifter said:

So why does William Ann interpret this the way she does?

I'll be honest I haven't read S4S in almost a year, that's just what I recall.

[Karger he/him]

44 minutes ago, Hoid the Drifter said:

So why does William Ann interpret this the way she does?

William Ann is looking for some reason behind their misfortune.  She has apparently also "got religion" so she is looking to supernatural causes.

[Weltall]

Silence swears by the God Beyond, so I think it's pretty safe to say she dues believe in a god.

Edited July 31, 2020 by Weltall

[Honorless he/him]

2 hours ago, Weltall said:

Silence swears by the God Beyond, so I think it's pretty safe to say she does believe in a god.

Sort of? She thinks the God Beyond is a thing of the past, of the Homeland. I'd peg her as a sceptic agnostic.

[Weltall]

2 hours ago, Honorless said:

Sort of? She thinks the God Beyond is a thing of the past, of the Homeland. I'd peg her as a sceptic agnostic.

She tells William Ann very plainly that she believes in the God Beyond, she just doesn't worship because she doesn't see a point to it. That's not agnosticism and I see no reason not to take her at her word, especially when her own inner monologue also sees her invoking the God Beyond, even if she's not actively praying.

[pjmaster78]

Also when she's shouting into the forest when William Ann is near death, I believe she mentions that she's not sure whether she's shouting at the shades, the God Beyond, or her grandmother

[Eternal Khol he/him]

She also mentions that she so often thinks of her grandmother and the God Beyond as the same

[I Am A Fish he/him]

It's easy to believe in a higher power, it helps things make sense.  

[Honorless he/him]

On 7/31/2020 at 1:03 PM, Ookla the Crimson King said:

She tells William Ann very plainly that she believes in the God Beyond, she just doesn't worship because she doesn't see a point to it. That's not agnosticism and I see no reason not to take her at her word, especially when her own inner monologue also sees her invoking the God Beyond, even if she's not actively praying.

Agnosticism isn't just about not being sure about the existence of god/s but also the nature of god. It's basically someone whose view can be summed up as "I'll find out when I'll find out, till then I'm going to go about my day". Cursing by the name of various assorted dieties is often simply a thing of habit.