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Originally posted by LadyMischief
The purpose of religion is to control the uneducated masses. Pretty much always has been. Even in the bible, the "commandments" were given in such a way as to ensure the uneducated followed the law. I'm pretty sure there was no "religious" reason that "god" told the Israelites to bury their excrement in the sand away from the settlements when they were wanderng in the desert. The same with not eating pork. It had nothing to do with "offending" god, and everything to do with the fact that they couldn't cook the pork well enough to kill off the parasites that lived in the meat. That kind of thing. It's been a trick as long as mankind itself to make laws and rules as some kind of edict from god. It makes it so you don't have to explain the REASON for things to people who likely wouldn't understand anyways.
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Excellent explanation, this is something I've thought about but this says it perfectly.