Religon was created as a control mechanism for governments that didn’t have the capability to enforce laws.
It’s a method to make communities self police.
Today it is a dangerous tool left lying around for any con man to pick up and weild
That’s why fascist movements always have a religious/nationalist base.
doomcanoe@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
100%
That being said, dogmatic belief systems, which tend to be common in religion, seem to act as force multipliers in this regard.
DozensOfDonner@mander.xyz 1 week ago
Yeah especially if such dogmatic beliefs make people think dumb or unethical stuff is somehow okay.