• Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee
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    19 days ago

    Solid distinction.

    Religion primed the rubes, and a new godhead told them he is their salvation.

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      19 days ago

      Religion didn’t prime them. Religion merely exploits the same human psychological weaknesses. This is why they go hand in hand.