I’ve always thought that religion was first invented to explain what our early ancestors didn’t understand.
If you don’t know what causes lightning, then perhaps it’s an angry god in the sky. If you don’t know the cause of disease, it must be caused by a devil or demon.
Most of us have moved beyond the need for such supernatural explanations for every day events. Some of us have not (look at the opposition to evolution that is so prevalent in highly religious societies).
Afterwards I think religion became a way to control the masses and keep them in line. Much as it is still used today to keep the people in fear of places of torment.
If you don’t know what causes lightning, then perhaps it’s an angry god in the sky. If you don’t know the cause of disease, it must be caused by a devil or demon.
Most of us have moved beyond the need for such supernatural explanations for every day events. Some of us have not (look at the opposition to evolution that is so prevalent in highly religious societies).
Afterwards I think religion became a way to control the masses and keep them in line. Much as it is still used today to keep the people in fear of places of torment.
Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:
"You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???"
