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Comment author: wallowinmaya 08 June 2011 07:06:00AM 0 points [-]

But badness, especially badness of an obvious, monumental variety, inspires devotion. The quality of the work, in the face of such glaring shortcomings, becomes a matter of faith -- and faith is a much stronger bond than mere appreciation.

IMO this, among other things, can explain why religions still exist.