What was the greatest trick ever played by religious leaders on their sheeple?

Question

Was it when they came up with the expression “the greatest trick Satan ever played on man was to convince him that he didn’t exist” That was a neat trick by the ultimate trickster. For me, the most persuasive thing that proves Satan exist is the fact that all Jihadists also believe in him. Those people are a real bright bunch, arent they?

Stupid Satan, you didn’t even fool the dumbest in our country. Go to the dumbest people you can find, and ask them, sure enough they can recite the expression in a heartbeat. Haha! So who you foolin now Satan, is it the smart guys who think their smarter than you by relying on the tricks you invented call “logic” and “critical thinking”?

I think the greatest trick ever played was to make the existance of a non-existent non-being appear so real the billions of sheeple would live in fear of the non-being for thosands of years.

Answer 1

Yours is good.

Also--- When Mohahameds claimed to hear from God, and he invented Islam.

Answer 2

When the Catholic church agreed to delete from the bible all reference to reincarnation, about the 4th century.( I think)
They believed that they would have greater control over the people if everyone believed they only had one life.

Answer 3

A man claimed to be Vicar of Christ on earth, head of the church, and called himself Pope.

Answer 4

I've always wondered about the whole virgin birth thing. I mean, isn't it more likely that Mary was doing some experimenting and didn't want to own up?

Answer 5

Writing a book and convincing people to believe that it is the word of God. (Bible, Koran, etc.)

Answer 6

As someone else mentioned, the virgin birth.

Answer 7

Well - there was that whole Jonestown thing