Why did we stop inventing gods?

[Mopsus]

If you think that all religion is invented, there's plenty of evidence man is still being inventive. Ever hear of Scientology or Heaven's Gate?

Lest we forget this guy

Bad example: practically everything about Mormonism (even - especially - the weird stuff) has precedence in tradition; Joseph Smith was just the first to make an organized religion out of it.

Actually, I'd be interested in hearing what our resident Mormons make of that fact, given that certain important figures in the LDS tradition did not shy away from the connections between their faith and, say, Freemasonry.

[Mopsus]

If you think that all religion is invented, there's plenty of evidence man is still being inventive. Ever hear of Scientology or Heaven's Gate?

Lest we forget this guy

Bad example: practically everything about Mormonism (even - especially - the weird stuff) has precedence in tradition; Joseph Smith was just the first to make an organized religion out of it.

Actually, I'd be interested in hearing what our resident Mormons make of that fact, given that certain important figures in the LDS tradition did not shy away from the connections between their faith and, say, Freemasonry.

Not... really.  Maybe traditions, yes, but their theology is so distinct from mainstream Christianity that many Christians (myself included) hesitate in even calling them Christian.  Smith plays a key role in their theology as the last prophet.

Ah, but I never said that Mormon theology had precedence in mainstream Christianity