i feel like a religion (ideally) is nothing but decades-centuries-millennia-aeons of accumulated play. little things that were silly at first but nonetheless felt Significant. letting yourself see meaning in something that might be meaningless. building upon that, along and along and along, until your people are engaged in a mutually-built, incredibly significant, multifaceted game of how to see the world. and it's the kind of game that you never quite stop playing.