I'm down for the oracle. We either build it (I really think as industrious we might have a chance at prince) and hallelujah or we get a nice cash return that would allow us to run a good number of turns at defecit research.
We really need to have this discussion now though, before you take your set Jerhico. The question is,
Do we want to roll 3 deep into the religious tech tree? I think that defecit research rate if we miss the oracle will not make up for the 3 techs worth of time to research Priesthood. That, and except for temples which we really don't need with resources (nor could we use without a religion

) and the possibility of

ONE

free tech with the oracle, there is absolutely no immediate benefit for that tech path.
Also, whoever started with mysticism (from the times that Hinduism and Buddha were founded I'm assuming at least 2 civs) almost certainly have priesthood by now. Come to think of it, founding Judaism (monothiesm) requires priesthood, does it not? That means someone has had time to research a fairly expensive tech after priesthood, plus a few turns. For good measure, throw in the fact that they might have marble, which is +100% hammers for the oracle, as opposed to our +50% from industrious.
This is a HUGE risk. In fact scratch my fist sentence

, I vote no on the oracle. The only benefit for going that path, since I'm almost positive we will lose the oracle, is we could maybe found a religion, though it isn't likely since Judaism was born. We'd do better going the civics path for confucian, tao, etc. Honestly though, everyone on the main continent would hate us for a heathen religion if we founded one alone. Seafaring seems like the way to go, and probably the best way to stay caught up in the tech race as well. I would, however hit MC for the cheap industrious forges ASAP, and I think the colossus is well within our grasp. Even if it isn't, at least the required tech is useful to us.
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