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Originally Posted by Innoxx

Basically, yes. People in general are stupid; they're sheep. They'll believe anything if you promise them something pleasurable (ie. heaven). My guess is religion; Christianity for example was created by a few savvy politicians and other leaders over two thousand years ago.... Who wanted to control the masses easily (tell them they'll be sent to hell if they fuck up), but leave them feeling content and fulfilled for doing their duties (worship)

i think it's a lot more complicated than simply "controlling the ingnorant masses" I think that every religion was made up not to control people, but to explain what cant be explained. Back when christianity was being born, our lives and ways of thinking were much simpler. Christians believe in heaven and hell. If you are good, you go here, if your bad, you go here. A very simplistic view, a sign of the times. As you go back further, native indians who inhabited the americas in 20000AD believe in moon gods, sun gods, etc. This is even a more simplistic view than before. I think religion is a way of soothing the minds of people. But your right, the people who dont question and act like sheep and believe what they are taught are victims of religion and society. After all, society as a whole beleives that you should believe in a god.