Religion
In reply to the discussion: The Atheists Conundrum [View all]brewens
(13,584 posts)but that might not be quite right. It might have actually been quite brilliant if you think about it. Many things that happened to those people must have seemed to be controlled by another person or animal. Deducing that what came from the sky or earth must also be controlled by some being would actually have made a lot of sense. They were so far from being able to understand weather or geology, what else could it be?
Eventually they worked it into being like a system of law. It gave them continuity and stabilized their culture. Much better than always having the toughest guy and his allies take over and start running things totally their way.
I can't really blame people for being religious. It's quite a system they developed to indoctrinate and control people. I feel lucky that I never had it forced on me. I have also never been the type to feel lost and seek something like that out. My parents taught values by example. They never really talked much about it.