Originally Posted by ismokeblunts

christianity wasn't so much a creation of the strong to control the weak, or a belief system pressed upon the people by force, as it was as creation of the weak themselves as a means to cope with and create false nobility in their own weaknesses. people bought into christianity of their own accord, the thought of christianity was appealing to people because it put meaning in their simple lives. people just never wanted to think for themselves, and to a large degree still don't want to think for themselves. they believed there was a reason why their lives were they way they were, and never had a thought to change it for themselves. they never had the want to find the will within themselves to rise to power, this was a good enough explanation for them why they lived the way they did. there were just people who did find power within themselves to rise up, and in this they saw something they could manipulate and feed off of, and thus the history of christianity went on in corruption, growin gmore corrupt by the generation. times are changing though and with a religion full of as many holes as christianity, it will fall apart soon enough. as will most of the current religions. i think as we move into the future people will begin to embrace science and technology more fully, as well as a spirituality in life itself, left unnamed within the self...