Just a theory

[kbultra]

I know this is very far fetched but hear me out.  I was thinking about religion (I am newly atheist) and thought that maybe religion was originally made to keep early humans in order.  Before police and jail and law at all.  Think about it, if you couldn't keep people under control and there were no laws, what would you do to keep people from killing and stealing?  I know what I would do.  I would come up with a story in which people who do bad and immoral things get punished after they die, and people who do great and kind things live in a perfect place after they die.  Sound familiar?  I honestly believe that religion could have originated from an early human form of "law"

I would love to hear your thoughts.

Kindest regards,

Kb

All religions stress two points = complete obedience and complete loyalty to the Boss.  The Boss is anyone who has higher status than you.  It can be an older sibling, your parents, your work supervisor, your military commander, your national leader, or a cop or a judge.

Religions create assorted deities and fairy tales to sell the message.

Exactly! Thanks for your reply.