Religion and Religious Type Concepts Thread

[Have at ye]

Just like they take all your natural desires, sex as the obvious example. Make it a 'sin' so that nobody is free of sin as everyone has those desires, so they can tell you if you don't bow down to god you'll burn in hell.

Tru dat.

And make themselves the only authority that can give you permission to indulge in said sins on their terms, or absolve you of them, to boot. It's a devious form of mass mind control, psychologically comparable to gaslighting in its effects.