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Repeating Hugh's claim doesn't really constitute an argument in its favour. I know what you and Hugh are claiming, I just don't see how on earth it's true.
I guess this idea boils down to Marx's statement that religion is 'Opium des Volkes'. But yeah ironically enough, Marx's own philosophy has been (ab)used all over the world throughout the 20th century to oppress the masses he wanted to free and religion has been one of the forces opposing totalitarian Marxist/Socialist regimes everywhere.
Thanks for the tip! I'm quite busy with exams and stuff these weeks, but I'll take a look at it later.
rhubroma said:Really? Man is a coward and can't accept his own mortality. Furthermore there are some cowards who capitalize on this weakness and, as Hugh has pointed out, seek to exploit it to the maximum for personal gain. The nascence of religious systems are borne out here: control and illusion works for the useful idiots who are most suseptable to superstition.
Repeating Hugh's claim doesn't really constitute an argument in its favour. I know what you and Hugh are claiming, I just don't see how on earth it's true.
I guess this idea boils down to Marx's statement that religion is 'Opium des Volkes'. But yeah ironically enough, Marx's own philosophy has been (ab)used all over the world throughout the 20th century to oppress the masses he wanted to free and religion has been one of the forces opposing totalitarian Marxist/Socialist regimes everywhere.
Echoes said:It's interesting that you mention Martin Luther King. I recently read a book by Christopher Lasch called "The True and Only Heaven: Progress and Its Critics". I already recommended it to our friend BigMac but perhaps he's still too young for it now (or not) but I'd sure advise it to you too (it's more important than Khomiakov
).
Thanks for the tip! I'm quite busy with exams and stuff these weeks, but I'll take a look at it later.