tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321821.post111419488453297324..comments2023-12-13T04:18:15.075-08:00Comments on Blue Cat Blog: God-FearingRuss Abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15431389045571531450noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321821.post-1115503821908795822005-05-07T15:10:00.000-07:002005-05-07T15:10:00.000-07:00When it comes to manipulating public behaviors wit...When it comes to manipulating public behaviors with the lever of fear, there is no other institution of mankind that can compete with religion. Dictators come and go and sometmes are overthrown, but religion is the most persistent form of enslavement of the masses. Certainly, one can intellectualize and say that "awe" or "reverence" is what "God meant to say." But that interpretation would not have served the purposes of the priesthood. Nietzsche figured this out and described the psychological pathology over 100 years ago. Eric Fromme's "Escape from Freedom" is another good reference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com