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Religion is the opiate of the masses
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idea
)
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
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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
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Your God does not make me want to reconsider my thoughts about suicide
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Thomas Szasz
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Contribution to the Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right
Opium of the people
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