2006-11-19 06:33:15 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Taken from the saying:
"Religion is Opium for the masses." FYI
2006-11-19 06:34:03 · update #1
PS Marx did not invent Marxism - he merely wrote an economic critique of the capitalist economies.
2006-11-19 06:43:14 · update #2
Yes, they peddle beliefs which as addictive as drugs, some more so than others.
2006-11-19 06:36:32 · answer #1 · answered by archivist_47 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just because Karl Marx said that religion is the opium of the masses doesn't mean that it is. He was a disgruntled atheist looking for a way to escape the God he hated, hence he created a political system that was truly godless that ended up killing over 100 million in the 20th century alone.
If religion is a drug, it's better than the poison of Marxism.
2006-11-19 14:36:57 · answer #2 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The saying is from Karl Marx, founder of communism in the USSR. A nice guy too. A real hero for atheists everywhere. Just full of justice, especially for Christians of all sorts.
But how would you know? Your schools are too busy teaching alternative lifestyles.
2006-11-19 14:39:11 · answer #3 · answered by Br. Dymphna S.F.O 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Lenin said that. According to him, I guess we are drug dealers. You will have to decide for yourself if religion is only a drug. That would take some personal investigation on your part.
(Perhaps it was Marx, as Nia says - I defer to her, as I haven't been into that for a long time).
2006-11-19 14:37:04 · answer #4 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are going to sling epithets, you might as well get them right. Karl Marx said religion is the "opiate" of the masses.
2006-11-19 14:39:15 · answer #5 · answered by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but they hand out placebo's and people think they are getting the real thing.
2006-11-19 14:48:10 · answer #6 · answered by Lukusmcain// 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've seen it happen where a Church pastor got busted for dealing drugs.
2006-11-19 14:36:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Big time. Also excellent con-men.
2006-11-19 14:35:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pretty much.
2006-11-19 14:36:11 · answer #9 · answered by Marti M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋