Was religion created to keep the peasants in line?

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xSharp · 31-35, M

it was also designed to keep them content with living off next to nothing, god loves the poor you know! lol

mrgreeen · M

The fear of God kept them in line

xSharp · 31-35, M

@mrgreeen: could have been that they were told since they were children that life is a pile of steaming shit but if you eat it all with a big smile like a good little slave then you get to go to heaven and continue to serve your betters for the rest of eternity.