If someone can disentangle themselves from the brainwashing of organized religion long enough, they would be able to see the true brilliance of a successful Organized Religion Business Plan:

1. Convince someone they must attend their church. Scare them into believing if they do not attend, they will not be able to get into a place after they die that the church cannot prove exists

2. Convince them that if the do not give a % of their net income to said church, they WILL go to another, horrible place for ETERNITY .... but again, the church cannot prove that place actually exists either

3. Convince them to coerce and scare others into joining their church so the income stream grows and grows even more

This is BRILLIANCE and the smartest LEGAL pyramid scheme in the world! Even smarter is how certain of these businesses convince their flock (what happens to sheep? ha ha ) they cannot use birth control, so they will crap out dozens more little lambs who will be forced by their parents to attend and put even more cash into the coffers!

It's brilliant I tell ya!