(Part 9 is here.)
The second way to answer the question of why most people believed in religion throughout history is to point out that they didn’t, at least not in the way that believers typically imagine. If most people followed the religion of their parents, community, and rulers, they also usually did not care very much about it. The mainstream practices of every major religion is heavily influenced by the cultures of the people who converted to them… » [Expand post] [Permalink]