With the fall of the Roman and Han Empires, structure was needed to fill the void in people's lives. Thomas Hobbs believed that humanity as individuals were too poorly suited to govern themselves. Religion gave people a way and a guide on how to live their lives. They didn't have to make the decisions about right and wrong, and had an ultimate goal to base their life off of.
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But, in the Hobbesian conception of humanity, people were too weak and brutish to exist without a dictatorial leader. Were the religions of this time period characterized by blood-thirsty gods determined to punish humans for every misstep? (Well...except for the Mayans...?)
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