Why would a strong person need a tool to rule a weak person?
Sounds to me more like it'd be the weak person who needed a tool to rule a strong person.
Or perhaps a small group (a State, for example) that would need a tool to rule a large group (an entire population, for example).
I don't know if you get what I was trying to express. Religion is the 'tool' that people can use to get other people to do things they might not do on their own. Some religions set up a system that offers rewards for towig the party line, this may secure a favorable place while doing a 'sin' may not permit the reward. There is always a question ' am I doing enough' to insure the reward. For example presidents swear on the bible for admittance to that office, they profess to believe. It does really matter if they do or not as long as you do, there in lies the catch!
