Reasons for God.
Little Caveman: 'Dad where did grandad go when he died?'
Big caveman so as not to appear stupid and make little cave man feel better: 'He chosen by God to the big cave in the sky where he eats mammoth all day'
Later big caveman found he could control little caveman: 'eat your wild carrot or God will not let you go to big cave when you die!'
Reasons for God.
1:Comfort
2:Control
not neccesarilly in that order
Little Caveman: 'Dad where did grandad go when he died?'
Big caveman so as not to appear stupid and make little cave man feel better: 'He chosen by God to the big cave in the sky where he eats mammoth all day'
Later big caveman found he could control little caveman: 'eat your wild carrot or God will not let you go to big cave when you die!'
Reasons for God.
1:Comfort
2:Control
not neccesarilly in that order
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.