lurk...
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That religion is an institution of social control is pretty commonly accepted. It's elementary sociology.
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I'll take your word on it...i've never studied sociology. But i don't believe that's completely getting to teh core of the question. If family and government are doing the same thing according to this theory...i question how accurate it is on teh details to give it such breadth of scope.
If all community, and all human relation is social control and cohesion...then organized science is about social control and cohesion. That, i don't buy.
filtherton...you make a very good observation. complete confidence or alligience to any idea can be a crutch.