> It looks like with religion not in the picture as predominantly as in the past, peasants still don’t argue against the rules. The priestly class has become l

> It looks like with religion not in the picture as predominantly as in the past, peasants still don’t argue against the rules. The priestly class has become less relevant, yes. I never said it was the only game in town, or the only way to justify force > It also looks like religion has been around before peasants and is present even in relatively flat hierarchy communities and proto-societies where control was less relevant or hard. I wouldn't equate that to today's religion. Pagan beliefs about the sun chasing the moon aren't what I'm talking about, I can forgive true misunderstandings about physics and astronomy etc... I'm talking about prohibitive moral codes originating from a ruling class concerning the domestic and mundane > Historically, power structures co-opt rather than invent religion. Couldn't have put it better myself.