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Originally Posted by Cowperson
Start a religion that revolves around the belief that God - or the Lords of Kobol - was/were responsible for the Big Bang . . . . . acknowledge the known universe is 12 billion or so years old . . . . . . acknowledge evolution as a self-guiding process which God merely observes, but does not interfere with, making your God or Gods less controlling of events, a welcome change from the current bunch (remember to distinguish your product so it stands out from the competition), . . . . . throw in some good behaviour clauses and agree there is an afterlife as a reward or maybe go the reincarnation route but make it so that you are reborn in an alternate universe created by other big bangs . . . . . . think up some kind of punishment mechanism for straying too far or just KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) and suggest reincarnation will be denied and death will be final . . . keep out the superstitious scare tactics. . . . lastly, of course, think up some reason why you need money.
I think people would respond to a religion that acknowledges obvious facts, allows for looser morality than many religions demand but provides for an end reward, an afterlife which makes death less than final.
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OK, you need to stop talking before you start losing me money.