Faith Is Easy—Religion’s Hard

Well, people absolutely
Will believe in miracles.
Most people want to believe

In miracles, and people
Invented miracles, and
All human societies

Are blotto with miracle
Stories and assorted tales
Of the supernatural.

Getting people to believe
In what has never happened,
In what will never happen,

Isn’t really hard at all.
If you’re a miracle tale
Launching a new religion,

Your problem isn’t people.
Believers are always there.
Your problem’s competition.