In the beginning of this story, a man named Adam and his wife Eve are kicked out, or leave on their own, a town named Eden.. for being atheists. They saw the tricks of the town leaders and their stories about god(s), for the lies that they were, and how those lies controlled the public to the leaders' advantage. They founded a new town elsewhere which gave in to superstitions a generation or two later.
Elsewhere, a man named Noah raised livestock near a river. Noah was a bit odd, for, as others had small boats in the river, he also built a raft near his barn. One day the river flooded its banks, and all the villagers lost their livestock. Except for Noah, who was able to save enough goats, sheep, and chickens to repopulate his flocks in a few years.
Sometime later, an illusionist named Moses travels between Egypt and the Dead Sea, performing his tricks and acquiring these and many other stories from all over the lands, including stories from the silk and spice roads. He writes these down, edits, embellishes, and makes sure to add some wonderful stories about himself for good measure. He's likely an opium user, as he has a penchant for talking to shrubbery.
Others add to these stories over the years, and intertwine some allegory, some local history, some moralistic messages, and some bat-shit crazy fiction.
Then a strange thing happens... people start believing these stories, despite all the crazy fiction, and then somebody decided to take advantage of those fools and their easily parted money.
The End.
Sweet!
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