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And people wonder why I have a hard time believing Christianity (i.imgur.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. -Lucius Annaeus Seneca

That one's by Edward Gibbon, in reference to the Roman Empire. Seneca is a common misattribution.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

ah, thanks!