> >But, in the real world, there is no obvious, well-known "Orlanth"
> >alternative that provides both spiritual solace and provable,
> >tangible benefits.
>
> I think that most people of a religious frame of mind (rather than
the 'we
> go to church because its expected' brigade) would argue that their
religion
> provides exactly that. They may not be tangible to you, but the
benefits of
> religion are to those who believe, whether it is knowing that a
loved one
> has gone to a better place through the love of Jesus, or the local
shaman
> cured my illness.
Yes, but this seems tyo miss the point of "tangible". A loved one perhaps beong in heaven is highly intangible; your illness being cured is at least debatable. But none of these are on the scale of the lightning bolt proposed for contrast.
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