SOCB42H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Sacramental Bread, Political Faction, French Revolution
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David hume- argued that govt should make official established religion in order maintain social stability. Religions always trying to get new believers so everyone gets worked out as they are trying to persuade everyone to their religion. Makes religious leaders lazy and ppl less committed this was humes argument. Smith disagrees with this given the fact of how they are established. They start off through political faction which is violent upbringing as politicians try to get religion onto their side as citizens who believe in a religion are more committed. So question of if the bread is the body of christ or is it a symbol of christ ppl fought over these ideas. So who helped fight wars got power from govt. In the long run it weakens the religion it creates its own new social dangers their own authority depends on the religion. High social danger as you have multiple authorities in an established religion.
