The ship takes off

Marketing 101

How long will the old religions flourish, will they be revised, before they become completely outdated and surpassed by scientific discovery? One in the religion would argue that God only has to write one book, I mean come on God knows what to say, and who to say it to, and why wouldnt he want to write a book? And how in the world could the word of God be written about in a blog so sarcastically. Will God ever have another baby?


Jesus is the most marketable name in the U.S. If he has any relatives alive today, Im sure they are swimming in aquafina filled pools and buying their dogs edible vacation homes. Plastic Jesus on the dashboard or the shelf, Jesus the movie, WWJD the bracelet, the t-shirt, he sells out the arena, has his own country, and all because he died for me, little ol me. When approached on the street with pamphlets from the righteous, explaining that someone had died for me, I asked what differentiated Jesus dying for me from a soldier dying "for me." Please forgive me if I seem unmoved, possibly been desensitized by all the video games, but really. Religions are a business, simple as that. They aren't without their purpose, fulfilling a need, comforting our desire to feel significant. Just as any company looks to produce an answer to your question, "why am I so fat?...well, cause' you haven't tried our stuff, now have you?". Please excuse me fat folks, but you know why youre fat, maybe there are some that believe inexpensive massive quantities of crappy processed food and no good exercise is really quite healthy, but not that many. And people know when they are wrong, maybe there are some that believe in child abuse and theft, but not that many. Religion gives life a purpose, not that it doesnt have one without it, but it is certainly less apparent, and hard to be confident about when searching for it on your own. Religion is a personal matter, only known truly by the individual.  This should be respected and no lines ever drawn in the sand.  As a person grows from an infant, life becomes more unsure, and the infant more trepid, more aware of outside judgments, more careful to be politically pleasing, unaffecting, and less like the sure, smiling, and proud infant. Life lived in this way loses its purpose as one grows farther and farther from infancy, and closer to death. This is where religion gets good, they have a product that not only increases the value of your life, but even keeps on working when your dead. Which sounds good, and hey, why not, if it doesn't work then what have you really lost?  Perhaps not being honest with yourself, or others.  For many there is much gained in fellowship and debate, and the religion can be an assistance to understanding the conflicting emotions of human interest. But for others it only creates a false confidence that is preyed upon.  Religion is the miracle drug, its the pioneer of street vending, marketing seminars on how to use the drug, and what a customer loyalty. When you are willing to kill the competition, you are in a pretty profitable business.  I define my religion with my choices, not by a label in a multiple choice questionnaire.

posted by Cap'nTate @ 8:02 PM