'Religion is the opium of the people' as Karl Marx said. We should consider the full quote which puts a different context on things. "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" but I can think of far worse forms of opium, such as consumerism, self-centredness, greed, false values, and general...
The abandonment of religion – but there is hope
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