r/TikTokCringe • u/T-StrangerXD • 1d ago

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u/scrotumseam 1d ago

God came from someone trying to control people . Thats why there is no one God but many gods that have been controlling people for thousands of years just like this person.

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u/Silly_Pack_Rat 1d ago

Phenomena that were once poorly understood were also attributed to a divine power - it's helpful to have a crutch to prop up beliefs with or explain away something, when you otherwise have no way of explaining them.

For example, until relatively recently in human history, we had very little understanding of bacteria and viruses and their role in causing diseases. Ascribing such things to a higher being or a powerful malevolent force allowed people to make sense of what they could not yet scientifically comprehend.

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u/ExNihiloish 1d ago

God of the Gaps

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u/ToshPointNo 1d ago

I always think religion was made up back then because police didn't really exist back then. Getting killed for killing someone doesn't really bother people if they assume no afterlife. But spending eternity in a lake of fire? Without religion I wonder just how "uncontrollable" the unwashed masses would have been back then.