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Quote by: rez  All this stuff that was explained through the power of god, can now be explained through the power of randomness and chaos. You can't worship that, you can't get people to pay money to worship that, you can't give humans power because of that. You render religion useless when you find out that reality works on its own by itself, no matter how many bad deeds you partake in or no matter how many times you hand in your church money. |
Is that why religion exits? To control? To have power over the masses? It seems to me religion exists to give hope. False hope maybe but hope nonetheless. Hope that there is a reason to things. Hope that deceased loved ones live on. Hope that we will live on, Hope that the universe is not some thoughtless reality. To be sure people in power or people who want to have power will exploit that hope… but that is true with many systems that appeal to the masses such as Communism or Nazism.
You’re assuming that if the universe is random and chaotic that one can’t still worship, or appeal to, the perceived author of the laws that led to that random chaos. I do agree that coming to the conclusion that God is not completely controlling every aspect of the universe and our lives makes “giving humans power” through religion harder… but not impossible. Scientology is a great example of that.