2013|10|11|12|
2014|01|02|03|04|05|06|07|08|09|10|11|12|
2015|01|02|03|04|05|06|07|08|09|10|11|12|
2016|01|02|03|04|05|06|07|08|09|10|11|12|
2017|01|02|03|04|05|06|07|08|09|10|11|12|
2018|01|02|03|04|05|06|07|08|09|10|11|12|
2019|01|02|03|04|05|06|07|08|09|10|11|12|
2020|01|02|03|04|05|06|07|08|09|10|11|12|
2021|01|02|03|04|05|06|07|08|09|10|11|12|
2022|01|02|03|04|05|06|07|08|09|10|11|12|
2023|01|02|03|04|05|06|07|08|09|10|11|12|
2024|01|02|03|04|05|

2023-11-08 Estimating the cash flow of the former Unification Church -- this is what I am going to face. [長年日記]

I read an article titled "Former Unification Church apologizes at a press conference, " which says up to 10 billion yen to be used as compensation. "

I lost my mind then and wrote a "fiery" manuscript using the "most powerful phrases" I could think of.

However, this has disappeared (no, by mistake, I overwrote it).

This may be the curse of Bunshinmei. If so, it is quite a curse.

Maybe he's the one behind my recent mental breakdown. Yeah, it must be.

Well, let's put that aside.

-----

I noticed something when I read an article titled "Former Unification Church apologizes at a press conference, says up to 10 billion yen to be used as compensation."

So far, I have examined and released the following topics: (a) the Unification Church's unique and novel interpretations, (b) the Unification Church's doctrines, (c) the methods used to keep people from leaving the church, and (d) the Unification Church's concept of "psychic sales.

However, I noticed the "cash flow of Unification Church" was left out entirely.

This time, thanks to the message of the former Unification Church, I realized this point of view.

I am an engineer who infers them from a few data and evidence, using data analysis techniques, simulation Fermi estimation, etc.

And I am the author of the series "Let's Turn the World "By the Numbers."

Estimating the cash flow of the former Unification Church -- this is what I will face.

-----

I would guess the amount of cash flow from a small amount of numerical data using logic that makes sense, but I think I would make numerous numerical result errors.

So, I hope that the finance, accounting, and accounting staff of the former Unification Church will criticize my calculation process and logic and submit the correct amount for correction.

Regardless, this "10 billion yen" has become a landmark figure in the writing of this column.

If the company has a corporate status, I assume that financial reports are available, and I can request information based on a Freedom of Information request.

This will create a win-win-win relationship between the old name Unification Church, the public, and me.

I look forward to your cooperation.

Incidentally, "10 billion yen" may seem like a lot of money to the average person. Still, since the lifetime annual salary of a salaried worker is said to be 200 to 300 million yen, the amount is less than "only 50 people.

-----

By the way, I'll leave you with my conversation with ChatGPT.

"What is the lifetime income per salaryman in Japan?"

"Say it in monetary terms."

"I'm not asking you to take responsibility for your answer. Just say clearly that it is XX billion yen."

After questioning ChatGPT, it confessed, 'It is said to be about 200 to 300 million yen.

We can 'push' ChatGPT to 'come clean.'