# Is this fake religion any more ridiculous than real religions? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 9, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570 "2015-03-09T02:03:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![protoboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570/1 "2015-03-09T02:03:44Z")
Some people think the Meaning of Life (Tree of Life) is Forty Two. Others believe it’s Illuminati. What if I told you rather than being Illuminati, it’s actually Cincinnati? There is an Inverse Correlationship between the Unhappy State of the Galaxy and the state earnings of Ohio. The Universe operates on a system basis known to Buckeyeists as “FTBOO” (pronounced Fitboo), standing for For The Benefit of Ohio. If something benefits Ohio, it usually benefits the world, because World and Universe and everywhere else was made to benefit Ohio. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570/2 "2015-03-09T02:25:42Z")
No, it’s not any more ridiculous, but it lacks curb appeal. Throw in some Native American bushwah about spirit tribes if you want to sell an Ohio religion. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570/3 "2015-03-09T02:26:06Z")
_ALL_ religions are completely illogical, ridiculous and insane. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570/4 "2015-03-09T02:30:14Z")
If you want to invent another religion you gotta have a leader. Preferably someone who can do magic tricks. ---
**Author:** ![Steken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Steken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steken)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570/5 "2015-03-09T02:31:09Z")
> [@protoboard](#): > > Some people think the Meaning of Life (Tree of Life) is Forty Two. Others believe it’s Illuminati. What? No. ---
**Author:** ![Steken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Steken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steken)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570/6 "2015-03-09T02:32:55Z")
> [@Peanuthead](#): > > If you want to invent another religion you gotta have a leader. Nope. [Spiritualism](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritualism) didn’t have a leader. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570/7 "2015-03-09T02:43:03Z")
Every religion is fake, with no exceptions. It’s just some of them get wider recognition than others. Usually takes a couple hundred years at least though, so don’t hold your breath. ---
**Author:** ![Steken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Steken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steken)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570/8 "2015-03-09T02:47:36Z")
“A couple hundred years at least”? Both Islam and Protestantism enjoyed considerable success while their respective founders were still very much alive. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570/9 "2015-03-09T02:51:33Z")
Forty-two is _not_ the meaning of life, it is **the answer to the ultimate question about life, the universe and everything**. Please pay attention, your immortal sole is at stake here. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570/10 "2015-03-09T02:53:16Z")
> [@Steken](#): > > “A couple hundred years at least”? > > Both Islam and Protestantism enjoyed considerable success while their respective founders were still very much alive. Hmmm. As did Amway. I guess you’re right. ---
**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570/11 "2015-03-09T03:31:17Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Every religion is fake, with no exceptions. Is that so. Perhaps every post originating in Thailand is idiotic, no exceptions. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570/12 "2015-03-09T04:06:15Z")
> [@donkeyoatey](#): > > > [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > > > Every religion is fake, with no exceptions. > > Is that so. Indeed it is. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570/13 "2015-03-09T04:19:53Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Forty-two is _not_ the meaning of life, it is **the answer to the ultimate question about life, the universe and everything**. Please pay attention, your \*\*immortal sole \*\*is at stake here. Is that before or after the Shoe Event Horizon? ---
**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570/14 "2015-03-09T04:48:52Z")
**The Meaning of Life** is a great movie.\*\* The Tree of Life\*\* is either a mythological concept or a biological metaphor. And, forty-two is, of course, the minimum number of angels who dances on a pinhead. ---
**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570/15 "2015-03-09T04:50:13Z")
**The Meaning of Life** is a great movie.\*\* The Tree of Life\*\* is either a mythological concept or a biological metaphor. And forty-two is, of course, the minimum number of angels who dances on a pinhead. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570/16 "2015-03-09T05:10:07Z")
> [@MacTech](#): > > Is that before or after the Shoe Event Horizon? Neither, your immortal sole is a really, really durable ocean dweller. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570/17 "2015-03-09T05:30:03Z")
> [@Peanuthead](#): > > If you want to invent another religion you gotta have a leader. Preferably someone who can do magic tricks. Woody Hayes. ---
**Author:** ![Steken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Steken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steken)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570/18 "2015-03-09T07:45:34Z")
> [@Ignotus](#): > > **The Meaning of Life** is a great movie.\*\* The Tree of Life\*\* is either a mythological concept or a biological metaphor. **The Tree Of Life** is a movie, too. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570/19 "2015-03-09T08:26:45Z")
> [@MacTech](#): > > _ALL_ religions are completely illogical, ridiculous and insane. Except for the religion of knee-jerk denunciation of religion! Down with the agnostics! Kick the polite and thoughtful in the shins! [/sarcasm] ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2015, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570/20 "2015-03-09T08:30:17Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Forty-two is _not_ the meaning of life, it is **the answer to the ultimate question about life, the universe and everything**. Please pay attention, your immortal sole is at stake here. It’s not enough to believe that a single-dimension integer is the answer to life, the universe, and everything, nor even to have the right one. You must believe it in the right way, or the semantics and the maths all come out wrong. Will we need more milk for the coffee? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-fake-religion-any-more-ridiculous-than-real-religions/714570.md?page=2)