My point is it religion a method for control of people. They have massive influence, an internal hierarchy, and ways to promote their own sociopolitical agendas. Don't think any of this happened by accident. I was saying religion wants theocracies as an extreme statement. Most of them proselytize (social influence), all of them require government acknowledgement and often funding, (political/economic influence), and none are that way by accident or by-product of faith.
If you think that a thousand year old tradition, built on the fundamentals of theocratic agendas, does not want to retain its once-held power, then I suggest you check out how much legislation in the world is based on religious ideology. I'm not talking about not murdering people either. I'm saying bans on certain types of foods, practices, differences in working schedules, acknowledgement of scientific discoveries, and support of countries with other contrasting religions.
Also, just because a religion isn't popular now, doesn't mean it didn't hope to attain maximum political strength. It just means another religion took its place, which is exactly what happened. The same thing when a market gets oversaturated and switches its buying habits. People just liked the other product better.
I would love it if religions were just groups of like minded people that had beliefs and kept it to themselves and didn't try to impose on my beliefs or lifestyle, economically, socially and politically. Unfortunately the world does not work this way.
If you think that a thousand year old tradition, built on the fundamentals of theocratic agendas, does not want to retain its once-held power, then I suggest you check out how much legislation in the world is based on religious ideology. I'm not talking about not murdering people either. I'm saying bans on certain types of foods, practices, differences in working schedules, acknowledgement of scientific discoveries, and support of countries with other contrasting religions.
Also, just because a religion isn't popular now, doesn't mean it didn't hope to attain maximum political strength. It just means another religion took its place, which is exactly what happened. The same thing when a market gets oversaturated and switches its buying habits. People just liked the other product better.
I would love it if religions were just groups of like minded people that had beliefs and kept it to themselves and didn't try to impose on my beliefs or lifestyle, economically, socially and politically. Unfortunately the world does not work this way.
