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Religion is the opiate of the masses
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idea
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by
kloc
Sun Aug 25 2002 at 20:12:11
Original quote:
"
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."(
Marx
)
Variations:
"
Marxism
is the
opium
of the intellectuals."(
Edmund Wilson
)
"In the United States today,
opiates
are the religion of
the people
."(
Thomas Szasz
)
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chaos
Your radical ideas about religion as a mechanism of social control have already occurred to others
An atheist's defense of Christianity
Stop saying "religion" when you mean "a particular religion about which I'm bitter"
Religion does not cure stupidity, nor does atheism cure it
If "cult" religions are so good at mind control, why are their attrition rates so high?
TV is the opiate of the masses
Your radical ideas about society, individualism, and religion have already occurred to others
Have you stopped beating your wife?
All religions are fallen
Quran and the Expanding Universe
Your God does not make me want to reconsider my thoughts about suicide
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Thomas Szasz
Karl Marx
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Calvin and Hobbes
Sublimation
Song of Mary
Contribution to the Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right
Opium of the people
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