Sarcicism

The nature of belief and faith is certainly a powerful one, regardless of the concept

of a deity or deities, but even just looking at the power, control, and influence that believers

can possess.

From the widespread influence of the Vatican to the utter control of a small cult leader,

faith has been a prominent aspect of our species for thousands of years.

We've already looked at one religion in the SCP universe, the Church of the Broken God,

but now we'll discuss their counterpart, the Sarkic cults.

Sarcicism is another very large topic within the SCP universe, and this would be a very

long video if I tried to cover it all. So let's just try and get a good idea of what

sarcicism is and why it has its followers. Sark means flesh in ancient Greek, which summarizes the overall belief system of the

Sarkites, which is diametrically opposed to the Church of the Broken God's theology based

on technology.

In fact, most Sarkites don't actually refer to themselves using the term Sarkic, as the term was an insult created by the Church of the Broken God's predecessors.

That is not to over-emphasize the Sarkites' opinion of the Church, as it is believed that while the Church views the Sarkites as a sort of biblical foe, the Sarkites seem to view the church as simply

another obstacle. The Sarkic cults are generally divided into two different factions that operate

in vastly different ways, but follow mostly the same set of beliefs. The proto-sarkic cults

are those found in small isolated communities across Europe and Asia.

These communities are usually poor, superstitious, technophobic, and generally hostile to any outsiders.

The neosarctic cults, on the other hand, are found in much more urban environments and can be difficult to differentiate from other wealthy city dwellers.

They are usually upper class, coming from affluent families, and with no apparent objections to technology and modern life.

Both cults, however, believe that one of the main concepts of sarcicism is that one can achieve apotheosis,

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