"Religion was made to control people"
Yeah, alright.
except now you're controlled by your whims and vices
you're controlled by the media that you watch
the news that you are told and given
and by the ultra processed foods you crave that cause weight gain and make you unhealthy
you're controlled by your lack of want or motivation to do basic things
and by your sedentary lifestyle.
and now instead of being controlled by a higher power,
You govern yourself
and you struggle because you won't admit that you need structure.
and okay, you can replace that structure with what you think is correct.
but why do you believe what you believe is correct?
what makes you think that your way is correct and anothers is not?
all this to say, what gives you your moral framework to govern yourself?
where did that come from?
is it remnants of the institution that governed your ancestors prior to the degrading structure that raised you present day?
or did you exist in a vacuum with no moral upbringing or background prior to governing yourself?