I don't think that's an appropriate analogy, Ric. This is not a cult, and you are not a religious figure.
I am a Roman Catholic priest.
I have a BA in English, a Master's in Philosophy, and a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology.
I am a full Professor in a Jesuit College.
I can read Biblical Hebrew, New Testament Greek, French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Russian (OK, very slowly, and with lots of help, but I know the grammar and syntax of the languages well enough to see what is going on).
Ric used an
analogy.
If anyone ever said, "My love is like a red, red rose," the intelligent listener ought to think of the woman's beauty which, like the rose, flourishes in due season and then fades. The intelligent audience would never suppose that the love in question had green leaves, red flower petals, and thorns.
It's not hard to follow Ric's analogy. Although I am a religious believer who honors Sacred Scripture and who preaches regularly, I do not feel offended in any way by the comparison.
Of course other analogies are possible. Ric could compare what he is doing to a lawyer preparing for a trial.
Timeline:
information to be processed. One might call these
"the facts."Book: expression of insights into the meaning of the information. One might call this
"the case."