Mark Kleiman shares the recipe for the Summun religion:
Mix some basic Heraclitus with bits of Bishop Berkelely,
astrology, and Taoism. Throw in some generalized New Age gibberish for
flavor. Serve chilled.
The result, as Kleiman notes, is something not easily distinguished from an "elaborate hoax."
However, that's only because the recipe doesn't specify the right cooking time. Bake for a couple millennia, and the result will surely be a religion that embodies a rich tradition of spiritual metaphor worthy of our respect.
