Maybe the primary purpose of religion was to suppress this broken segment of the population, for the betterment of mankind.
Pretty much. Among other things.
This is something that's been stuck in my mental craw and I've been chewing on it for a while.
Strip out the supernatural elements of scripture, and what are you left with? Stories, parables, teachings, philosophy, all geared around the idea of 'this is how you live a functioning life'. It's an answer to a problem people have forgotten about.
And then they get surprised when you rip all of it away you get an absolute mess of a clusterfuck.
Surprise, shit that's been around for over two thousand years at a minimum actually has a purpose! Who knew?
Pretty much. Among other things.
This is something that's been stuck in my mental craw and I've been chewing on it for a while.
Strip out the supernatural elements of scripture, and what are you left with? Stories, parables, teachings, philosophy, all geared around the idea of 'this is how you live a functioning life'. It's an answer to a problem people have forgotten about. And then they get surprised when you rip all of it away you get an absolute mess of a clusterfuck.
Surprise, shit that's been around for over two thousand years at a minimum actually has a purpose! Who knew?