Oil, a religion? Hmmmm... it does invoke certain imaginary entities in order to maintain power, and it does require donating a tenth of your income or more, and kowtowing to authorities who are entrusted to interpret its mysteries to the masses, and it does occupy a lot of the daily attention of many in its different forms, and it does impose many conventions and regulations and expectations, some of which may be rational and others of which may be completely aberrated and arbitrary; and it does cause folks to go out of their way to pay homage, and influence mortal lives to a large degree here on earth, and require one chant certain mindless incantations at the right times and places.

Maybe you're right, Hawk!

What a funny religion!


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