Chapter 356 - Encounter on a Snowy Night
Chapter 356: Encounter on a Snowy Night
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Angor spent almost the entire night searching for a clue, and he finally saw a book which described how a group of healers saved lives in ancient times. Probably to idolize them, every doctor carried a shining rod decorated by a serpent-like object.
There were even story strips that told a story in history. A man with the serpent rod saw a “shining cloud” as an omen, which led him to a city plagued by a serious illness. He went there and managed to save the suffering patients.
If it were not superstition, Angor would assume that the “shining cloud” was some kind of large-scale healing spell.
There was the “serpent on rod” picture at the end of the book again.
It wasn’t a doctor’s tool this time, but a giant statue placed in the middle of a plaza, where a number of doctors in healer robes paid their respect to it.
The picture that showed a solemn scene had a line written beneath it.
[Doctor’s Oath]
“I wasn’t expecting that from a young traveler. Are you planning to study medicine too?”
Angor only grinned gently.
Sherry complained in her mind.
How could a kid display such charisma by a simple smile…
“You are right. There is a ritual when we leave school and officially enter our profession. We did it upon joining the academy too. And I still remember those words…”
Sherry recited her oath.
It sounded almost the same as what Angor read in “Doctor’s Oath”. However, hers came with one extra line—”To disregard theology.”
Angor squinted upon hearing this interesting detail. Even the highly-developed civilization from Earth which relied on science did not completely “ban” mythologies from their books. Certain scientists even declared that the end of science was theology.
It was so interesting how the wizarding world, which actually had “unscientific powers”, claimed to give up theology in an oath.
“Doctor Sherry, I can understand how doctors must be responsible to their patients and to themselves. But why are they distancing themselves from theology?”
“Because gods and deities are something to fool common people. There are no gods in this world, right? If a patient believes in gods, how are we to treat him? My teacher once told me that theology defies the real work of doctors.”
Angor nodded. He partially agreed with Sherry. It was true that rulers always needed something to control crowds, such as beliefs, morals standards, and laws. And Sherry was right about how god-believing patients would sometime reject real doctors.
But he didn’t really think theology would taint the field of medicine.
To Angor, theology didn’t necessarily mean religions, but it was something beyond human recognition. Gods and devils were only imaginary symbols made up by mankind to represent good and bad.
All in all, theology pursued the “unknown”. Something unknown couldn’t possibly “defy” doctors. The oath seemed a little bit extreme about this one, but he wasn’t going to discuss it with Sherry.
“Do you believe in any supernatural phenomenon in this world, Doctor Sherry?”
“I… don’t think so?”
Angor nodded and ended the topic here.