>That's not true. From a strictly materialistic point of view (which is
>presumbaly what you're going for) all religion, from tribal myth to
>monotheism in its various forms also tends to push the contradictions of
>society into the supernatural realm. It often does this in an extremely
>clever way, it seems to construct itself around these social contradictions.
It may seem that way, but its the other way around.
>This allows people within the belief structure to explain various things
>they find extremely disagreeable in a supernatural manner.
Sure, but that's not the important thing.
Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas