The God Log: Con Artists

by Steve Hutchison

What if deception was not accident —

but a profession perfected through centuries?

This is not petty theft.

This is not chance encounter.

This is structure written in theater and trust.

Every romance twisted into false devotion.

Every charity turned into hollow plea.

Every investment inflated with empty promise,

and every voice of authority a mask for hunger.

In this volume, I strip away the glamour —

and reveal not charm or brilliance,

but patterns of exploitation disguised as opportunity.

What if hope was the bait,

and desire the true currency?

What if the only product ever sold

was the victim’s own belief?

There are no miracles here.

No easy riches, no destined lovers, no secret insiders.

Only confidence stolen,

and marks trained to call it misfortune.

If you’ve ever felt your trust collapse under lies,

if you’ve wondered how strangers breach the gates of reason —

this is where you face con artists without disguise,

and recognize the predators who feed on belief.