(March 18, 2022 at 12:53 pm)Astreja Wrote: Two people heard me state in 1964 words to the effect of "You know, stories of hell would be a good way for governments to scare people into behaving." One of the witnesses was the older brother of the boy next door, and he was amazed that I could make an observation like this at my age.
By this time I had already been reading for five years (started at age 2 1/2), had read the Bible, and knew all the major story arcs.
Sounds like you didn't know what the genetic fallacy means in 1964.
The long history of some religions being an instrument of social control/manipulation has no bearing on their truth.
