Why did we stop inventing gods?

[Mystical]

Why did we stop inventing gods? We havent. It's slowed down is all--confined to the ignorant, the most powerless, and the indoctrinated. But what drives it's decline is Empowerment. We have become empowered to affect change in our lives and document our actions, thus our need for an all mighty power to do it for us is not needed.




The afflictions this earth has to offer to the human body are many.


Imagine how different the world has become now that we can have external confirmation and documentation of reality?


"Rain dance not needed"

Now we have tools to protect ourselves, and ensure our survival and well being. Also the more educated we become the less "afraid of the unknown" we are. Imagine if the people of Pompeii had had seismographs and emergency evacuation capabilities? They didnt, so they lived each day superstitiously and utterly powerless. Praying to a being greater than you in a world far greater than you --feels, for all intensive purposes, empowering. It leads to social kinship and support, which is something I could imagine anyone who didn't know the next days weather much less why the earth "grumbled", would need in order to sleep at night. 


Societies are still working on their infrastructure and education. They're doing the best they can but it is by far not a fair, or balanced system. Instead of crime and abuse there's capital punishment enforced by law enforcers. Oh and laws. But where the world is unable to ensure "justice", there's always a group that will claim it exists (albeit imaginary) for comfort. 
 Imagine living in a lawless country? Also people will always be held at the mercy of other people so I doubt "gods" will be going away anytime soon. Vengeance and retribution seem to be a hallmark of human nature for now, and who better to enforce it than the unknown almighty deity rather than this guy? 




I don't think people will ever stop inventing gods. The endeavor itself is too lucrative/self serving to just drop altogether. As long as there are people there will always be other people to prey upon them. 




Nowadays I think that the draws to religion are more about "quality of life improvement and social networking" for it's followers--and power and money for the leaders.