These are illusions of popular history which a successful religion must promote:

* Evil men never prosper;
* Only the brave deserve the fair;
* Honesty is the best policy;
* Actions speak louder than words;
* Virtue always triumphs;
* A good deed is its own reward;
* Any bad human can be reformed;
* Religious talismans protect one from demon possession;
* Only females understand the ancient mysteries;
* The rich are doomed to unhappiness . . .