Originally Posted by xmas13

Egyptian Pharaohs came up with this idea of monotheism.

Monotheism then arrived in Israel, Romans conquered Israel. A Roman emperor, just like Egyptian Pharaohs before him, adopted it.

Religion is the opium of masses. It's a spiritual drug.

According to this analogy, fundamentalists are drug addicts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_of_the_People