(April 23, 2017 at 12:01 pm)Cyberman Wrote:(April 23, 2017 at 11:12 am)Brian37 Wrote: "Its all about filling the gap"
And that is our species problem right there.
The ancient Egyptians for 3,000 years filled in the gap with the sun god Ra and Osiris and Horis and Isis, and while that gap filling did create social order, it turned out none of those gods were ever real.
Invent the problem, sell the cure. At least snake oil salesmen actually have snake oil to sell.
I agree that all religions get invented as upstarts in a response to what they see around them are the flaws of surrounding and prior religions. But I don't think most humans buy it because the are conning others, most humans simply get sold the religion of their parents. But yea, that also allows cons to exploit them too.
You can truly believe something and not feel that you are trying to con someone, and others are conning you and don't give a shit.
