Hello again....going to just post periodically until this dies out. (Atheist still)
>>73
I'm really hoping you either have some learning deficiency, are five years old, or have a typing problem....there's no other excuse.
>>75
Religion is what happens when science fails. Back in the time of the Mayans and such, for instance, they didn't have the technology to determine what caused things such as: day and night, disease, differing harvests, or natural disasters. In this manner, they simple credited it to some unknown spirit, and so made sacrifices to appease these gods. This has happened in many cultures. Native Americans thought, for instance, that Earth was on a turtle's back being carried around a light source because they hadn't the technology to determine what was actually happening. So, in short, religion is the 'easy way out'. "I don't get this, so it must be divine." As science advances, less and less ritual is put into religion, as more is explained. In America, a relatively small amount of ritual is placed into religion. By contrast, in India, there is more ritual because less is known to the populace about the actual happenings. And, as 76 said above, me, the development of religion is quite understood, haven't several known causes, including but not limited to: the belief that an amazing occurrence is divine, the closeness of a society which results in its separation from the beliefs of another, or a way for a governing body or simply a single autocrat to control the populace. Do it right or you'll burn forever is an effective way to make people obey, after all.
This has been Krieger, your guide to all things obvious.