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チ。―地球の運動について― [Chi: Chikyū no Undō ni Tsuite] #3-4
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth (Omnibus) Vol. 3-4
INTO THE ABYSS OF DESPAIR
The fascination Gras found in the heliocentric theory is left in the hands of Oczy. Clinging to faint hope in heliocentric theory, Oczy visits the brilliant, aloof monk Badeni with the stone box newly in his possession. Oczy and Badeni seek a new collaborator to help prove the theory. They find a girl despairing of the world, crushed by an era that laughs at the notion of a female scholar.
Also entrusted with the research of Count Piast, a luminary of the geocentric theory, Badeni digs yet deeper into his efforts to prove the heliocentric theory. But even as they each pursue their respective hopes, overwhelming despair comes creeping up to them. Close your eyes. Plug your ears. Be ordinary. That’s the only way to resist true knowledge.
The fascination Gras found in the heliocentric theory is left in the hands of Oczy. Clinging to faint hope in heliocentric theory, Oczy visits the brilliant, aloof monk Badeni with the stone box newly in his possession. Oczy and Badeni seek a new collaborator to help prove the theory. They find a girl despairing of the world, crushed by an era that laughs at the notion of a female scholar.
Also entrusted with the research of Count Piast, a luminary of the geocentric theory, Badeni digs yet deeper into his efforts to prove the heliocentric theory. But even as they each pursue their respective hopes, overwhelming despair comes creeping up to them. Close your eyes. Plug your ears. Be ordinary. That’s the only way to resist true knowledge.
344 pages, Paperback
Published March 19, 2024
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April 15, 2024
Shockingly great, even if the art is a touch spare.
April 1, 2026
I just feel like the author has such a tenuous grasp on Christianity. Jolenta feels guilty for saying words are a miracle- as if the first words of the book of John aren't "In the Beginning was the Word." In Christianity, God is The Word. By words He created the world. By their preservation in the bible, we learn of Him. Paul teaches saints across the sea via written, his epistles being the bulk of the new testament. To suggest the written word is anything less than a miracle is blasphemy.
Again, a failure of the author to read the bible. A student asks "why are there rainbows" and the Father gives a completely nonbiblical answer. The theological answer to this question is in the first book of the bible - God creates rainbows as a token that He won't flood the Earth again, as He did with Noah. So when it rains, we can be at peace and remember His promise, but also the lesson of the story of Noah. This is a great theological lesson. He could even keep the same message, the student probing to understand, or asking "well why does my watering bucket make a rainbow when I water my plants then?"
There's an interesting monologue near the end of volume four about basically arguing for peer reviewed papers and the scientific process. It's actually fairly interesting, and I can see one of the characters has been designed in his selfish way to teach this lesson. But again, when religion is brought into the monologue, it just shows how little Uoto understands about Christianity and Faith. His description of faith is "refusing to acknowledge you might be wrong and not allowing for rebuttal from a third party." He describes the scientific process as "trusting others." There's some logic there, but it mostly misses the mark. When faith is, essentially, trust. When God told old man Abraham he would have posterity like the stars, the bible says Abraham "believed God," despite he and his wife being extremely old. Faith IS a type of trust. It's deciding to believe what God has said.
The only valid argument is that this isn't actually about Christianity, after all, it's never called the "Catholic Church," but the "C- Church." To be honest, the story would work much better if it was complete alternate history, paralleling real history and religious suppression. That way you can be as hyperbolic as you want with little regard for reality. It fails as a commentary because it doesn't theologically understand what it's trying to comment on. Just really unimpressed, and the story isn't compelling enough to drive me to keep reading. I'm halfway through, but I'm feeling like maybe I'll just stop here.
Again, a failure of the author to read the bible. A student asks "why are there rainbows" and the Father gives a completely nonbiblical answer. The theological answer to this question is in the first book of the bible - God creates rainbows as a token that He won't flood the Earth again, as He did with Noah. So when it rains, we can be at peace and remember His promise, but also the lesson of the story of Noah. This is a great theological lesson. He could even keep the same message, the student probing to understand, or asking "well why does my watering bucket make a rainbow when I water my plants then?"
There's an interesting monologue near the end of volume four about basically arguing for peer reviewed papers and the scientific process. It's actually fairly interesting, and I can see one of the characters has been designed in his selfish way to teach this lesson. But again, when religion is brought into the monologue, it just shows how little Uoto understands about Christianity and Faith. His description of faith is "refusing to acknowledge you might be wrong and not allowing for rebuttal from a third party." He describes the scientific process as "trusting others." There's some logic there, but it mostly misses the mark. When faith is, essentially, trust. When God told old man Abraham he would have posterity like the stars, the bible says Abraham "believed God," despite he and his wife being extremely old. Faith IS a type of trust. It's deciding to believe what God has said.
The only valid argument is that this isn't actually about Christianity, after all, it's never called the "Catholic Church," but the "C- Church." To be honest, the story would work much better if it was complete alternate history, paralleling real history and religious suppression. That way you can be as hyperbolic as you want with little regard for reality. It fails as a commentary because it doesn't theologically understand what it's trying to comment on. Just really unimpressed, and the story isn't compelling enough to drive me to keep reading. I'm halfway through, but I'm feeling like maybe I'll just stop here.
September 3, 2024
Aww I love Okgi. Dude finds a reason to want to learn, and to admire the world around him. He actually cares about people, and his commitment to the movement of the Earth isn't out of a desire to show how smart he is or leaving some grand footprint on reality, rather an admiration of wonder. He's so cool.
January 20, 2025
Impecable, magnifico, brillante, como se nota que las historias de gente que pone toda su fe en otras personas, confiando, son mi cosa.
"It moves me every day. Until just recently I was desperate to die and go to heaven. But now, I´d go to hell to protect this world"
"It moves me every day. Until just recently I was desperate to die and go to heaven. But now, I´d go to hell to protect this world"
February 16, 2026
How hard would you fight for your beliefs? Would you spill blood for them? Orb puts that question forward in its story and follows through to the conclusion. Really amazing experiences. I’ll remember the invocation in moonlight at the end of this volume going forward. 🙏
December 18, 2024
Enlightened a bit more
May 6, 2025
I enjoyed these volumes just as much as the first two. This is a really solid and interesting story, and I can’t wait to read more.
June 11, 2025
3,4
imagine sie nazywac oko xd
mniej mi soe podobal od pierwszego ale ciekawe ogln. kreska szpetna jak zwykle
imagine sie nazywac oko xd
mniej mi soe podobal od pierwszego ale ciekawe ogln. kreska szpetna jak zwykle
August 19, 2025
Every single chapter of this book was quite simply a masterpiece. One of the best pieces of media I've read as an adult.
November 25, 2025
Badeni: "If everyone could read, we'd be deluged by worthless words.
"Such a world would be grim to see."
"Such a world would be grim to see."
February 12, 2026
Never trust a theologian with science. Crazy twist for our first main female character.
February 23, 2026
things got really crazy good. I loved every second of it. the graphics and the plotlines, everything is top notch.
March 23, 2026
it's a miracle that i haven't kms yet
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