Ever wonder why modern society's religions have no half god offspring of a goddess and a human male

[Major Nikon]

4. I would include all others

The patriarchal part isn't really the worst of it. You have people and this includes some right here on DU you might otherwise consider enlightened who will try to convince you religion isn't all bad because someone who is religious did something good once. All this really does is provide cover for a manner of practice that seeks to indoctrinate people in believing in hocus pocus nonsense. Once that has been accomplished it just makes it that much easier to get them to go along with all sorts of evil bullshit and patriarchal ideas are just one manifestation. Once you have a population that subscribes to superstition, you are one easy step away from convincing them you are the voice of that hocus pocus.