The Pharaoh, Exodus, God, and the Meme that started an argument

[SunsetBengal]

(09-21-2016, 07:16 PM)Vas Deferens Wrote: science.  technology.

(09-21-2016, 07:22 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: Living in the Information Age without Iron Age information?

I get what you're saying, but no amount of science, information and technology is going to do away with natural human animal instinct.  As I see it, most religions were created to either answer the question of "Why are we here?", or to be used by a few in the know as a means of controlling the ignorant masses and their behavior.

Without opening an entirely different can of worms here, (I apologize for deviating from the original intent of the thread) could either of you explain just how this progress toward science, information and technology will have any bearing on peoples moral compasses, or how it will encourage anyone to ignore their primal (also scientific) instincts?