> > /Is/ music the food of life?
>
> No. Food is the food of life.
>
> Religion, however, /is/ the opiate of the masses. I sell quarter-bags
> of Scientology on the street corners, but people really aren't keen on
> that synthetic stuff.
No, they prefer the syncretic stuff--a "God" that actually demanded
something of those who dealt with "Him" would be UnCool and Politically
Incorrect. It is much less painful to use a zero-content
description, than a nonzero content description like atheism or the
Raving Religious Right.
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