The Cult Of The Green-Spotted Shrooms

Gorgeous Grandma Day
Hot Enough For Ya Day
Leo Begins
Parents' Day
Saint Apollinaris Feast Day
Revolution Day (Egypt)

 

In the middle of the night I had an awesome idea for a Very Different alien religion—one based sort of on time travel—and I sprang up and scribbled, on a Post-It Note I couldn’t see:

 

Religion!

Time = Cycle

Assembly By Future!!

 

Inventing religions can be the most fun part of world building. A religion says a lot about who the people are and how they look at the world—which is why I, an atheist, am so fascinated by comparative theology. And being an atheist, with a background of Raised Without Religion, I find pretty much every religion more or less equally silly if you don’t take it metaphorically. This means I can invent silly religions for aliens and not worry about the fact that they’re totally ridiculous because as far as I’m concerned that’s no different from the religions of Earth.* And I can have a lot of fun making them.

 

I’m getting pretty good, too.  If I had a bit more charisma, I bet I could tweak one of them to sound a bit more human and then gain a cult following. Maybe I can even get martyred for it, and then it will turn into the Next Mainstream Religion!

 

But I probably will just play more with other planets’ ideals. I like doing that better, and it’s got less of a chance of attracting whackoes like Tom Cruise.

 

So I’ll stick with the Post-Its.

 

 

*Even the one I invented based on 1-Up Mushrooms.

We're Born Again, There's New Grass On The Field

Even if you don't like baseball, there is no possible way to be a nihilist when listening to John Fogerty’s “Centerfield.”

 

None.

 

You can not think life has no meaning while singing “Just to hit the ball, and touch ’em all, a moment in the sun [CRACK]—it’s gone and you can tell that one goodbye!”

God damn, this song makes me happy.