Okay, misused, but that implies it was also used for its real purpose. Which was?
I believe that there is some truth to religion, but the popular religions of today were supposedly by "God" for man. More like by Man for man. Religion war originally used to spread, so that those who where "enlightened" could enlighten others. This all help to spread the idea of globalization (Whole nother story).
And so I ask why does the Book of the Dead sound so familiar to the Bible? Same ten commandments? Almost similar story to Jesus, the same symbols. But ofcourse, these are only "pagan". Ten comes along someone who rewrites this stuff and all of a sudden its acceptable?