Just coming in really late to state my point without reading the rest of the topic. I personally believe religion was the first version of the law, used by people to stop crimes and such. It would be really hard to have a police force etc with a shitto government, and people were too busy warring with everyone at the time, so they bought out the bible. "Hey, I'm gonna go kill my neighbour and rape his wife" "Why?" "Erm.... hmmm..... because if you do, then you will rot for eternity in hell after you die, if you live a non violent life, you will spend eternity in heaven, the greatest place that ever is" "Oh shit really!? Thank f**k you told me that, I won't do it now, that was close" And also used as a way because people didn't understand things. "Hey father, why is it raining?" "Erm, God sent it! Yeah, definately all up to God"