Saviors sell. The manufacture of religious saviors operates on the same paradigm. “I am lost and in hell or on my way there. You are perfect and you can redeem me. Please save me.” Metaphysically, this paradigm includes a true premise: You acknowledge you are in pain, your ego’s attempts at salvation have failed, and you desire a way out. You need help, and you are willing to ask for it and receive it. That’s smart. How you get out of pain and get saved makes all the difference in whether your method of salvation will free you or bind you.
