watching this further, where's Abbott and Costello to help with this caller?

After some minor life crisis, people like Richard end up disillusioned believers in "something out there", eventually buying the whole package of annoying family and friends with Kinoki Detox Foot Pads, colloidal silver and yoga claiming they've "moved on spiritually". Finding their calling elsewhere, in a wookie costume ranting about Ron Paul or whatever MLM scam is popular, they'll become increasingly aggressive and hygienically decrepit with age. They'll then contentedly claim "this new book" solved the Theodice problem and established their personal relationship with Christ, that Morgellons can be cured with massive doses of S:t Johns Wort, finally finding their purpose in life warning people to the threat of masturbating negro abortionists.

This was pretty good viral marketing, though.

Also, a bunch of big nosed jews.