[ExI] The void left by deleting religion

[Jef Allbright]

On 5/4/07, Torstein Haldorsen <torsteinhaldorsen at gmail.com> wrote:

> This may preserve and cultivate the positive aspects we find in existing
> religions, for instance the deep sense of meaning, a deep
> sense of belonging, and the communal aspects of religion,
> while at the same time concentrating our factual knowledge of the world, and
> trying to approximate the truths of life to the best level of accuracy
> possible. I suggest that we try to create an ever-improving open source
> alternative to the existing worldviews and put it on the "religious
> marketplace".

This is all good, but how would you expect it to compete successfully
in today's world, in a market of evolved organisms susceptible to more
traditional promises that have shown their great appeal to deep
motivational instincts?

As an engineer, I like the design of your product, but have you ever
worked in Sales and Marketing?

- Jef