Is Religion really the poison of the masses?

Question

And i mean "poison" and not "opium"

Answer 1

No, liberalism is.

That pretty much explains Marx's view. Way left...attacking his antithesis while spewing nonsense presented as truth.

Grins :)

Answer 2

I believe the original quote was 'opium,' not poison. However, it does seem that religion (especially of an organized and/or nationalistic sort) is certainly a distraction for 'the masses.' Regardless of political standing, an argument may always be defined by one's adherence to a religion (or lack thereof). Those few who are unaffected by religious bias (the scientific community and the so-called 'intelligentsia') are always the strategic targets
for dictatorships and political coups. Paradoxically, there always seem to be some 'Men of the Cloth' who are solely dedicated to educating the poor masses. Unfortunately, these are also usually educated individuals, dedicated to educating others, that share their secular brethrens' predilection for selection as dissidents, and thus political targets.

Answer 3

Comes from Karl Marx. Here is the full quote:

"Religious distress is at the same time the expression of real distress and the protest against real distress. 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. The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is required for their real happiness. The demand to give up the illusion about its condition is the demand to give up a condition which needs illusions."
Karl Marx, Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right

Answer 4

Kinda.

It is more the opiate or the Bacardi 151 of the masses.

Answer 5

I like the first responder's answer. (It was Marx who said that religion is the opiate of the masses.) For much more on this, see:

Answer 6

The opiate of the masses I believe is the saying. Another words no thought involved in some cases

Answer 7

I think its the antidote for whatever is poisoning the masses.

Answer 8

When people fly airplanes into buildings and say, "We're doing this for God", something is very wrong with our God Concept. Religion always accentuates the positive and forgets the negative.

Answer 9

Every elder feels he is wiser than the youngster, so this concept, to ensure obedience/slavery, of masses to the masters of wisdom.

Answer 10

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