I'd challenge that answer. If religion is used to control the masses, it doesn't do it very well as the controlling mechanism puts such a strain on the overall intelligence of the population that it eliminates any perceived gains by creating losses in other dynamics of society where higher intelligence is necessary.

@redbai that’s because it’s the 21st century. But from the Egyptians to Roman times to the 1800s it’s how they instilled fear and control over the majority

@redbai, @Renickulous and you know what they say. Respect your enemy haha

@Ryan86 I don't agree that it has anything to do with what time period we are living in. Galileo's experience with the Catholic Church is one of the more glaring demonstrations of how they try to suppress knowledge for simply going against their religious doctrines. Then it was whether the earth was the center of the universe and today it's whether or not dinosaurs existed or the age of the earth.

There is nothing positive about religion unless you are predisposed to believe that the concept of worshiping and blindly following anything because you don't understand something is a positive. I am not so predisposed.

I'd also like to say that neither the Egyptians or Romans could have controlled their empires if they only used religion. Both of those empires also had a very strong military force to "instill fear and control over the majority" and used it more readily than they did the wrath of gods or their priests.

That & toilet paper/indoor plumbing!

Were those invented or discovered?

@indirect76 Maybe a fine line, there. He worked them out until they fit, tough call!

Really? I've gotten mixed reviews.

@Bignate901 Depends on the sleeve, I think.

? ha!

Most people used stones or the Sears catalog lol.

@SLBushway Some people experimented with tabloid newspapers but discovered they wiped more on than off.

Toilet paper is dirty. Bidets are better. And those automatic bum sprayers in Korea are the bomb.

Synchronicity! I was just researching information about refracting light and kaleidoscopes! I am curious about sun stones and how they were used. I have been working up some theories.
Lol The question! there are so many miraculous inventions it’s hard to choose. I think the best was Tesla’s free energy. Sadly the powers that be were greedy and wanted to make money off of energy and screwed up the world.
How life started would be cool to know for sure but maybe we wouldn’t want to know.

@CandyWorner I wish we had an understanding of a lot of things Tesla thought about

It's a shame they're not getting enough use.?

yes it really is

Piggy backing on that one Bill Nye gave a strong argument for municipal sewer and water systems without which large cities could not exist.

The bidet❣?

I was going to say this too. Albeit it had a silver lining. Before Freud opened us up to analyzing our human condition, religion as a device served it’s purpose pretty well of keeping the human condition in check. Sometimes our inventions backfire for the worse (heck we’re just seeing this now with YouTube).

Lol I am writing a book about donuts. My Uncle owned LaMar’s Donuts. If you have any stories,opinions, or ideas for the book I would appreciate it. Donut photos?

@CandyWorner That is great. Donuts should be one of the major food groups.

Agree 100%!

I would suggest that this post may the best one since..............you know the rest lol

What the hell are you toasting that you need antimatter to get it done?

Think I gotta go with this.

hands down the goat bag...Im kinda a goat expert and inventor, It would actually work quite well!

I agree...mostly

1. Yoga pants 98%
2. Alphabet 1%
3. Mathmatics 1%

This more properly illistrates importance.

Which was not a human invention.

lol