To add something further to sonic's post... (Referring to Christianity)
The Bible was only written 600 years after Christ's death by the Romans. It was commissioned because the promises of this guy "Jesus" had spread by word of mouth and what he had said was very attractive to the poor who has crappy lives. this afterlife in "heaven" was very attractive to the poor because it allowed them to accept and submit to how life is and look forward to being invited into this "Heaven" club. The Romans commissioned these beliefs because they helped maintain order and kept the people at bay. Quite a bit was simply thought up by them and put in to cater to their societal needs.
People treat this book as the direct word of g-d, that makes me laugh.
its full of bull
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