Don't think that going back as far as the big bang is needed to figure out that the existence of religion (such as Islam and Christianity) served a purpose for humans to adhere to when the majority of these people lived in a time far harsher than what our Gen Z mentality can cope with.
Conformity and adherence to the law (which may or may not tie in with certain religious principles) comes first in a society that focuses on trying to keep itself stable first. Freedoms and rights for individuals come secondary to that (including certain "privileges"
that we Westerners usually take for granted, although whether ways of life rooted in the Bible will come back to the US in full force or not remains to be seen).
Conformity and adherence to the law (which may or may not tie in with certain religious principles) comes first in a society that focuses on trying to keep itself stable first. Freedoms and rights for individuals come secondary to that (including certain "privileges"
that we Westerners usually take for granted, although whether ways of life rooted in the Bible will come back to the US in full force or not remains to be seen).
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