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Actually, the phrase is "religion is the opiate of the masses", a popular Karl Marx observation. This could be taken as truth to those who are particularly cynical about religion, faith, and the power these facets hold over most human societies. Many people see religion as a drug or sorts because of the way it captures people and in many cases changes their behavior. For example, if a person is a criminal and ends up in prison, they may have a religious experience and upon release may be "a different person" because their values and mores have changed drastically.
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SteveReligion may or may not be the opiate of the people. There are many who would argue that religion is not the opiate of the people. These are generally people of faith, individuals who believe. And there are those who believe that people with religious tendencies are "out of touch" with what is going on around them and/or are seeking a form of escape from reality.
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What did Karl Marx call religion?
"The opium of the people".
Religious ideology of marxism?
Karl Marx and his followers called religion the "opium of the people." He concluded religion is used by the upper class to give false hope to the lower class.
What constitutes a free society?
i believe freedom of speech and freedom of religion constitute a free society . ;) :D
How did the outcome of the opium war change relations between china and imperial European nations?
Okay, well the opium wars did not help China's economy at all and the opium was still being trade. In 1899 the United States. declares the open door policy to China which means China has to open the door to every merchants in all nations
What kind of problems did opium cause in china?
The opium war mainly began because of the British and China having an opium trade for tea. The British would get there tea if China got there opium. but the cause of the war was that china wouldn't accept opium anymore, and the british wern't okay with that.
