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Religion: a tool for the ruling class to keep the population under control?
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RE: Religion: a tool for the ruling class to keep the population under control?
June 17, 2016 at 10:44 am
Yes, I've said before that religion is a tool that can be used for good or evil. Used to control the masses, to bring individual comfort, and to explain things that haven't yet been explained through natural means.
Poe's Law: "Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."

10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/

Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50

A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html

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RE: Religion: a tool for the ruling class to keep the population under control? - by Chad32 - June 17, 2016 at 10:44 am

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