Religion works this way: you make a false statement, and punish anyone who does not agree with it. From there you can derive and enforce any other false stateme

Religion works this way: you make a false statement, and punish anyone who does not agree with it. From there you can derive and enforce any other false statement (Principle of Explosion). People in power routinely used this mechanism to make false statements allowing them to take what they want at the expense of others.