Moose - you're half right in your "Origin of Religion." Organized religion was probably created as a means of:
1) Uniting people (sometimes to just go kill other people)
2) Controlling people
3) Promoting health and hygene - seriously! The reason for most of the Kosher laws is because of the lack of refrigeration & sanitization in the anchent world.
Unfortunatly religion has been abused for many years by the power hunrgy, mad and depraved (Put your mouth on THIS my young lad to save your immortal soul!).
So, don't generalize, please, about religion or folks who have beliefs. As with any community you have you good ol' normal people and the nutcases. The news loves the nutcases.
Dang - there I go evangelizing agin.
1) Uniting people (sometimes to just go kill other people)
2) Controlling people
3) Promoting health and hygene - seriously! The reason for most of the Kosher laws is because of the lack of refrigeration & sanitization in the anchent world.
Unfortunatly religion has been abused for many years by the power hunrgy, mad and depraved (Put your mouth on THIS my young lad to save your immortal soul!).
So, don't generalize, please, about religion or folks who have beliefs. As with any community you have you good ol' normal people and the nutcases. The news loves the nutcases.
Dang - there I go evangelizing agin.