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Yes, religion was created to control the mass population.
Its very evident since leaders themselves would say how great it worked.

Napoleon and Niccolò Machiavelli are great examples.

There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.

All religions have been made by men.

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.

Well, I don't use the quotes of loonatics like Napoleon...

Well the church has always been used for the state. Evil thing always screwed people over.

Well, I don't use the quotes of loonatics like Napoleon...

Religion is the opiate of the people.

Yea pretty much Zoot, but it was necessary, as without it, WW2 would be the end for the Soviet.

I wouldn't start a war over religion, but I am a bit religious in my opinion. I see nothing wrong with it.

There has been no wars over religion.

@Mega,

Religious
1: relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity <a religious person> <religious attitudes>

2: of, relating to, or devoted to religious beliefs or observances <joined a religious order>

3 a: scrupulously and conscientiously faithful b

Kind of, actually. There was the time that Pope Benedict offended the Muslim community and they threatened the Vatican with jihad until he apologized.

I'm sorry but war is over power and money and you will see that in any war. Religion can be a way to control people therefore giving them power so that they may get money off the people they control. Technically no wars have been fought over religion but people argue over which religion is right and which religion is the best. The only way i can say it is it doesn't matter what religion is the 'best' or which one is 'right' it matters which religion is right to the person who is following it.

I can't agree more with antipiff. Last I checked (which was a while ago so my count may be off, so sue me) there are 54 official major religions in the world, and each one thinks that it's the "right" religion. I say pick one that you like and stick with it. Assuming you aren't a hypocrite, nearly all religions promote well-being and peace to some degree. I'm a Christian, but I am fine if anybody's Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, or any other religion as long as they actually believe in what they're doing and discover their own peace.

I am Muslim ATW.

No religion is right
There existing so many religions just goes to show that its fake.

I wouldn't say that the multitude of religions says that the whole concept is a sham, but I would rather contribute it to separation of peoples. Each religion does in some way promote way peace of mind and heart, as well as promotion of the general welfare of mankind. Various groups started their own theories, and each theory advanced and spread to create "religion." Unfortunately, not each theory was exactly the same, so arguments evolved when religion spread out to meet others. There probably is a "right" religion, and that's something that you need to decide for yourself as to its details.

The thing I find fascinating, is that no matter what culture you go to, even if that culture has had no contact with any other culture, they still all have something they worship, weather it's a god, the sun or moon, animals, or people.

Humans have an inborn conscious spiritual desire, but why?