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Survey

God would like to thank you for your belief and patronage.

Due to Prayer falling out of favor in recent years, God feels that he needs more data reflecting the needs and feelings of people on Earth. In order to better serve your needs, God asks that you take a few moments to answer the following questions. Please keep in mind that your responses will be kept completely confidential, and that you need not disclose your name or address unless you prefer a direct response to comments or suggestions.


  1. How did you find out about your Deity?
        ___ Newspaper
        ___ Bible
        ___ Torah
        ___ Book of Mormon
        ___ Koran
        ___ Divine inspiration
        ___ Dead Sea scrolls
        ___ My mama done tol' me
        ___ Near-death experience
        ___ Near-life experience
        ___ National Public Radio
        ___ Tabloid
        ___ Burning shrubbery
        ___ Other (specify): __________________

  2. Which model Deity did you acquire?
        ___ Yahweh
        ___ Allah
        ___ Krishna
        ___ Father, Son & Holy Ghost (Trinity Pak)
        ___ Zeus and entourage (Olympus Pak)
        ___ Odin and entourage (Valhalla Pak)
        ___ Gaia/Mother Earth/Mother Nature
        ___ None of the above; I was taken in by a false god

  3. Did your god come to you undamaged, with all parts in good working order and with no obvious breakage or missing attributes?
        ___ Yes ___ No

    If not, please describe the problems you initially encountered here.
    Please indicate all that apply:
        ___ Not eternal
        ___ Not omniscient
        ___ Not omnipotent
        ___ Finite in space/Does not occupy or inhabit the entire universe
        ___ Permits sex outside of marriage
        ___ Prohibits sex outside of marriage
        ___ Makes mistakes (Geraldo Rivera, Jesse Helms)
        ___ When beseeched, doesn't stay beseeched
        ___ Requires burnt offerings
        ___ Requires virgin sacrifices
        ___ Plays dice with the universe

  4. What factors were relevant in your decision to acquire a Deity?
    Please check all that apply.
        ___ Indoctrinated by parents
        ___ Indoctrinated by society
        ___ Needed a reason to live
        ___ Needed focus on whom to despise
        ___ Needed a day away from work
        ___ Needed to feel morally superior
        ___ Graduated from the tooth fairy
        ___ Wanted to meet girls/boys
        ___ Wanted to piss off parents
        ___ Like organ music
        ___ My shrubbery caught fire and told me to do it

  5. Have you ever worshipped a Deity before? If so, by which false god were you fooled? Please check all that apply.
        ___ Mick Jagger
        ___ Bill Gates
        ___ Baal
        ___ Beelzebub
        ___ Ra
        ___ The Great Spirit
        ___ The Great Pumpkin
        ___ The almighty dollar
        ___ Left-wing liberalism
        ___ Right-wing radicalism
        ___ Elvis
        ___ Cindy Crawford
        ___ Chocolate
        ___ Burning shrubbery
        ___ Other: _______________________________

  6. Are you currently using any other source of inspiration in addition to God? Please check all that apply.
        ___ Tarot
        ___ Astrology
        ___ Palmistry
        ___ Tea leaves
        ___ Dianetics
        ___ Fortune cookies
        ___ Psychic Friends Network
        ___ Self-help books
        ___ Sex, drugs, rock and roll
        ___ Biorhythms
        ___ Alcohol
        ___ Bill Clinton
        ___ Jimmy Swaggert
        ___ CompuServe
        ___ Burning shrubbery
        ___ Other: ________________________________

  7. God employs a limited degree of divine intervention to preserve the balanced level of felt presence and blind faith. Which would you prefer?   (circle one)
        a. More divine intervention
        b. Less divine intervention
        c. Current level of divine intervention is just right
        d. Don't know -- What's divine intervention?

  8. God also attempts to maintain a balanced level of disasters and miracles. Please rate on a scale of 1 to 5 God's handling of the following:

    Disaster:     (1 unsatisfactory, 5 excellent)
        1 2 3 4 5 flood
        1 2 3 4 5 famine
        1 2 3 4 5 earthquake
        1 2 3 4 5 war
        1 2 3 4 5 pestilence
        1 2 3 4 5 plague
        1 2 3 4 5 AOL
        1 2 3 4 5 Republican Congress

    Miracles:     (1 unsatisfactory, 5 excellent)
        1 2 3 4 5 rescues
        1 2 3 4 5 spontaneous remissions
        1 2 3 4 5 crying statues
        1 2 3 4 5 water changing to wine
        1 2 3 4 5 walking on water
        1 2 3 4 5 VCRs that set their own clocks

  9. Please rate the following on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 unsatisfactory, 5 excellent):
        1 2 3 4 5 God's Courtesy
        1 2 3 4 5 Are your spiritual needs being met?

  10. Do you have any additional comments or suggestions for improving the quality of God's services? (Attach an additional sheet(s) if necessary.)

If you are able to complete the questionnaire and return it to one of our conveniently located drop-off boxes by March 31, you will be entered in the "One Free Miracle of Your Choice" drawing. Chances of winning are approximately one in 6.023 x 10^23, depending on number of entries submitted.