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(...you know...kind of a whole "control mechanism" sort'a thing)
You've hit the nail on the head Dwight,all religions as we know them today were set up and supported by the ruling or upper class to keep the peasants under control.
They instilled in the peasants that the "next life" would be better and that the more they suffered in this life the better the next life would be.
 " You are being downtrodden by us so things will be better for you next life.Now give us your goods and chatels!"
Dinosaur.
"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
"I am only paranoid because everyone is against me". Larry [Frank Burns] Linville
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