I think there's merit to using "meaning" as the basis
for the bait-hook-switch, but I'm not sure it's enough.
Using something like "paradise through technology",
as we were discussing that night at the Unicorn, might
sweeten the bait quite a bit. Although we can't _promise_
that a person's situation will be improved by high tech,
and can't assure things such as longer lfiespans, I
think we have a better claim to such promises than
religions that rely on faith rather than rationality.
-Ken