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kdmorris

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2. Historically, religion was used to control the populace

Reply to Vanje (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 04:18 PM

Jun 2012

and much of the control of women's reproduction was for men to be relatively sure they fathered the children that they are providing for. We women have always had it easy - we are genetically related to any child we can push out of our body (before assisted reproductive technologies). Men - they can never be sure.

It's not really that much of a stretch that men used religion as a way to control women and assure paternity of the children.

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Interesting for discussion: Religion as a means to assure paternity [View all] Vanje Jun 2012 OP

It sure seems like the Western Variety has been obsessively focused on controlling people, certainly Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #1

Historically, religion was used to control the populace kdmorris Jun 2012 #2