do you agree or disagree? why?
Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, just as it is the spirit of a spiritless situation. It is the opium of the people.
Karl Marx (1818 - 1883), Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right
Religious suffering is, at one and the same time, the expression of real suffering and a protest against real suffering. Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.
Karl Marx (1818 - 1883), Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right
2007-02-28 11:32:40 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i accidentally put the same quote twice. sorry.
2007-02-28 11:40:06 · update #1
i agree...i guess....well i dont really understand them...
2007-02-28 11:36:15 · answer #1 · answered by Satans puppet A.K.A. your mother 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
"Religious suffering is, at one and the same time, the expression of real suffering and a protest against real suffering." I like that! To me, it means that suffering with God beside you allows you to both bear injustice and rail against it. Yes, one should do both! Not bearing leads to insanity or crime. Not railing encourages further injustice.
Yes, people do use religion as a drug. This doesn't mean there is no God. Have you heard the expression that some people use God to run away from God?
I've heard it said that religion is for people who are afraid of hell, and spirituality is for people who have been there.
Actually, to say that religion is the sigh of the oppressed, the heart of the heartless world, the soul of soulless conditions, reminds me of "You are the salt of the earth." In other words, "You make this tasteless world bearable." One can say that religion (or spirituality, or God) puts heart where there was heartlessness, and soul where there was soullessness. Think of the American slaves singing their spirituals in a brutal institution. It's what helped them survive it, and emerge from it damaged and traumatized, yet alive, spirited, and relatively sane.
And did Marx believe that opium was a bad thing? He may be saying that religion medicates and numbs people, or that religion makes their pain bearable.
2007-02-28 11:45:32 · answer #2 · answered by MNL_1221 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Karl Marx is no more, but religions survived. He was a part of the dictator breed that destroyed Russia along with the Tsars and communists. Religion survived Karl Marx and other devils.
2007-02-28 12:20:46 · answer #3 · answered by guyaryan2000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I disagree. Religion is far from oppressing. It is just the opposite. My religion, spirituality, and relationship with God are the best things that could have ever happened to me. When I am down or troubled, I can always keep my head up knowing that God will bring me through. Religion has introduced me to God and I would say that makes it extremely positive for me.
2007-02-28 11:42:32 · answer #4 · answered by qwerty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agree
2007-02-28 11:42:21 · answer #5 · answered by Screamin' Banshee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Religion is what keeps the poor from killing the rich." Napoleon I
Marx spoke at a later time about palliatives that keep the people in check. Religion was one, alcohol another...
2007-02-28 11:36:34 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion Karl Marx makes me sick to my stomach and he can quote all day long and I would disagree with him. Leave him buried. Leave him dead.
2007-02-28 11:39:31 · answer #7 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The world is a shitty place and that religion makes it worth living.
2007-02-28 11:38:54 · answer #8 · answered by stell0603 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know Karl Marx was apart of NWO/Illumanati so I dont trust a word of what he says
2007-02-28 11:35:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
It means 2 more points and me being closer to forming a new congregation of the church of yahoo!!!
2007-02-28 11:39:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't like Hegel much.
2007-02-28 11:38:29 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋