Catherine Nemeth
Catherine Nemeth asked Lois McMaster Bujold:

In Wot5G as the Gods are real but not material, how much are theology/religious beliefs from divine inspiration vs man-made? Could someone create a new theology (aside from Quadrene)? Start a weird sex cult? Claim to be a priest from a distant land with different gods that can intervene directly/cure disease/bestow good fortune,etc (for donations)? Would they eventually get stopped by a real divine/saint/sorcerer/god?

Lois McMaster Bujold
The underlying godly reality is real, any flourishes mainly devoted to status competitions are human-made.

Yes, people could make all the same kinds of bogus claims that infest our world. Especially toxic ones might be stopped by someone. I've had some notions on that score for Penric's missions, but they haven't gone anywhere yet. Or, y'know, be stopped by time, of which the gods have much.

Ta, L.

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