A business plan

[Gods_Mercenary]

In which case the market has spoken, people want nothing.

And religions offer more than nothing, they offer comfort (or at least the illusion of it) This comfort comes from having simple answers and knowing exactly what you have to do, there's no crisis of purpose in religion, it's to follow the moral code to get to heaven (or nirvana or whatever paradis, the alesian fields, I guess)

[fushigi]

Quote by: Gods_Mercenary In which case the market has spoken, people want nothing. And religions offer more than nothing, they offer comfort (or at least the illusion of it) This comfort comes from having simple answers and knowing exactly what you have to do, there's no crisis of purpose in religion, it's to follow the moral code to get to heaven (or nirvana or whatever paradis, the alesian fields, I guess)

GM sees religion as I do: from the view of a dictator. Religion is every politician's best friend. It motivates the people to no end, and can be exploited so handily.

[Zhavric]

Quote by: Gods_Mercenary In which case the market has spoken, people want nothing.

Market? We can't have a market.

As soon as my corporation gets enough influence I'll do my best to make sure there's no competition. I'll ensure through early childhood indoctrination people think they're "choosing" my Nothing when in fact they have almost no choice in the matter.

[Gods_Mercenary]

Like a good corporation would, of course. Cornering the market is a aspect of a good business, but that ended in Europe a while ago, and never happened here. In the arab world, probably still monopolized, though.

[ZNFYRH]

Quote by: Zhavric Fushigi wins this thread. Christianity (and Islam and most religions) are just products / corporations complete with marketing schemes.

You were waiting for someone to realize that you were talking about a religion?

It was obvious from the beginning, considering that you put it in the Religious sub-forum and that you're incapable of talking about anything else.

What you failed to include in your business plan is that you have to actually believe that your Nothing is the best one for the people. If you don't believe it, then it won't sell.