re: No matter what direction we point a telescope, we always look toward the Big Bang - why?

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Where are you trying to go with this, because it sounds like the opposite of enlightenment.

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I don't know how religion started, but you have hit the nail on the head for some modern incarnations of religion.

Ignorant masses are easier to control, and what better way to keep people ignorant than to proclaim you've got the truth and if you question the truth you're going to hell? People are naturally curious, but even more natural than curiosity is fear.