Timeline for How could a church maintain the illusion of an Eternal Flame for hundreds of years?
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| Apr 11, 2022 at 4:57 | comment | added | Wrzlprmft | @gamermcclout: In that case, you might want to think or ask about how to design the religion such that extinguishing the flame really breaks it (more than a simple schism I presume) – if you haven’t already done so. | |
| Apr 11, 2022 at 1:44 | comment | added | gamermcclout | regardless of whether or not the fire should be the main thing holding the religion together, it is in this world. The question I was really asking was what could be done to create and maintain this fire. | |
| Apr 10, 2022 at 15:51 | comment | added | Wrzlprmft | @gamermcclout: In that case, you probably go for maintenance being a secret ritual for the religious elite. Still, keep in mind that your religion does not depend on the presumed miracle. Religions were doing fine without tangible miracles throughout history. If some adversary group puts out the flame, the religion will not suffer much from it. The priests may just stage an event of God (or similar) reigniting the flame or they can even employ some ad-hoc theology to justify going on without it. Compare to Judaism surviving the destruction of its temple, etc. | |
| Apr 10, 2022 at 15:33 | comment | added | gamermcclout | In addition, some invading force putting it out is a major element in the story. In fact, there is another group entirely devoted to putting out the flame, as they see it as unholy. This causes a lot of conflict, but generally those protecting the fire have a much stronger military force than those attacking it. | |
| Apr 10, 2022 at 15:31 | comment | added | gamermcclout | I understand why it wouldn't make sense for a church to maintain the existence of a miracle today, but the society this is in is much less advanced than out modern-day human society. | |
| Apr 10, 2022 at 13:08 | history | answered | Wrzlprmft | CC BY-SA 4.0 |