At the heart of much speculative fiction (and fiction in general) is a question. What if? On Tuesdays I like to throw one out there and see what you make of it. Do with it as you please. If a for-instance is not specified, feel free to interpret that instance as you wish. And if you find this becomes a novel-length answer, I'd appreciate a thank you in the acknowledgements 😉
Most of you are writers of some sort. You've written blog posts. Some of you have written novels. Maybe you've written articles or maybe you've written random Facebook posts. Plus, you have a real life where you've done things and said things that are remembered. Perhaps you don't think much of it, but...
What if someone has taken your "teachings" and created a religion (or a cult) out of them?
Well, it wouldn't be too twisted but it would still be wrong.
ReplyDeleteWell, I would like to open a church called the "First Ecumenical Church of Not Being a Douchebag."
ReplyDeleteOh, I like Al's remark. This is a cool question. If taking text from my short story series, a cult would revolve around sex. ~grin~ By the way, you write really good blog posts, so tell THAT to your inner critic. Happy Writing!
ReplyDeleteAll cults revolve around sex. Most religions, too ;)
DeleteI'd damn well better be worshiped as a god then. Oh, I'd have so much fun with this.
ReplyDeleteHm. I MIGHT be evil.
I'm with JE^. The amount of havoc I could wreak is limitless.....
ReplyDeleteI forgot who reads my blog...
DeleteAl's comment made me laugh. I'm not sure what I'd do to be honest.
ReplyDeleteIf you're evil (like some readers of this blog ;), the possibilities are endless.
DeletePeople would be running around worshiping trees, flowers, produce and sunsets. Maybe that wouldn't be such a bad idea. Alana ramblinwitham.blogsot.com
ReplyDeleteLOL. Yeah, I see that.
DeleteMight not be so bad cause they would be joking and laughing their butts off......yep, some cult that would be.
ReplyDeleteThere'd be lots of DIY projects ;)
DeleteThat would keep them all in line....haha...
DeleteHahahaha...
DeleteThat would be scary. Anyone who used my words to create a cult religion would make me want to be totally silent!
ReplyDeleteIt would be scary.
DeleteOh craps...they would all need therapy for sure
ReplyDeleteWe're talking a cult. That goes without saying ;)
DeleteI like Birgit's answer. I would feel sorry for those that did it because I sure don't have my stuff together; can't imagine anyone would want to follow that.
ReplyDeletebetty
anarchy would be out there. finally.
ReplyDeleteAnarchy's not out there already? I know it is on your street ;)
DeleteThey would form a cult where everyone drank a lot of wine and had a lot of animals and felt sorry for dumb people.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about the last part, but I could see the animals and the wine.
DeleteThat would be awkward. :-/
ReplyDeleteYup.
DeleteI would have to publicly disavow that person & my 'teachings'.
ReplyDeleteMy mom wasn't involved in a cult, per se, but was engaged in a 'community' whose leader turned out to have off-shore accounts in Switzerland. Glad my mom & all the others could help this charlatan line his coffers!
Those figures are slippery, aren't they?
DeleteWell. There'd be a lot of sex and some dirty words being thrown about. And good eats. Could be worse. lol
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