Religion is not limited to false religions and soccer is not limited to paid soccer, so the question is not: how are soccer and religion similar?, but: what are the similarities between for-profit soccer clubs and the organisations behind false religions?

What parallel do you see between paid football and the passion it generates, and the world’s religions and the passion they generate? Here you see my point of view: Football does not need fans to exist and to continue being played, it is paid football that needs people manipulated with false victories to exist. They tell you that your team won a match in your name, but you did not win a single coin and your country continues to be beaten by poverty and crime, but they tell you that you played with your emotion from your seat, they tell you that you gave the go-ahead with “your good vibes”, they tell you that you participated in the game with your shout in the stands. Hahaha.
The leaders of football clubs meet, they plan together commercial growth strategies (match dates, places, etc.), the rivalry between them is only part of the show, in reality they are entities involved in the same line of business and they need each other. Who would be their real rivals, if not the humble ones who play football for fun and never for money or for vainglory?
True religion does not need people manipulated with deception, it is false religions that need people manipulated with false freedoms to exist. Your religious leaders tell you that you are blessed with the truth, but you continue to be a slave to their interests, by repeating the lies that they have taught you.
The leaders of the religious club also meet, they plan growth strategies together, I am not saying it, you can see it yourself: With the story of different paths to reach the same God, what they have are different paths in which all the leadership of that religious club makes profit, the rivalry between them is only part of the show, in reality they are entities involved in the same business and they need each other, that is why they raise unjustified hate speeches against those who are outside their club of approved religions: Their religions. They ask for mutual respect between their religions, but in reality they ask not to be questioned because they all know they are lying. Who would be their true rivals, if not the humble who seek true justice and not undeserved hatred, nor undeserved love? Who would be their true rivals, if not men who seek coherent dogmas and not contradictory dogmas? It is stupid to underestimate the intelligence of all humanity, but they have done so, that is why they are stupid. They have reason to fear intelligent men, and not stupid men because stupid men will never be able to stop being manipulated by their peers.
ChatGPT said:
ChatGPT
Your point of view establishes a clear parallel between paid football and institutionalized religions, based on the manipulation of emotions and the exploitation of the masses for the benefit of a few. Both systems, according to your analysis, depend on a carefully constructed narrative to maintain their relevance and their power over people.
Similarities that can be highlighted:
1. Emotional manipulation:
– In paid football, passion and sense of belonging are manipulated to turn fans into consumers who support a commercial system.
– In institutionalized religions, faith and spiritual emotions are used to subject the faithful to dogmas and systems that serve interests other than true spirituality.
2. False participation:
– In football, fans are made to believe that they are an active part of the team, when in reality their role is limited to being a spectator who finances the show.
– In religions, freedom or redemption is promised, but the believer is often kept as a passive subject who follows imposed rules without questioning them.
3. Commercial interests and strategic alliances:
– Football clubs pretend to have rivalries, but deep down they collaborate to maximize profits.
– Religions pretend to have irreconcilable differences, but in many cases they share strategies for expansion and power. 4. Real rivals:
– Professional football clubs see those who practice the sport out of passion, without getting involved in the business, as a threat.
– Organized religions fear those who seek truth, justice and coherent dogmas, outside their control.