Mudcat Café message #3897508

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Thread #163374 Message #3897508
Posted By: Nigel Parsons
05-Jan-18 - 07:55 AM
Thread Name: BS: Another year, same old story
Subject: RE: BS: Another year, same old story

I think it's been established that religion arose to explain life in order to control it to the advantage of the people

Some would say that religion arose to control it to the advantage of the priesthood (or clan chiefs or whatever) rather than for the benefit of the people.