what it actually means????/

India
February 13, 2013 11:28am CST
hey guys...... its a very simple question . a day before i read somewhere in a book a quote of KARL MARX that "religion is the opium of the people." what does it actually mean ???
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@urbandekay (18278)
13 Feb 13
Marx contends that religion produces euphoria in people that prevents them feeling the pain of their oppression that would otherwise cause them to rise up and overthrow their oppressors. It stems from a common misunderstanding of the nature of religion that those viewing it from outside often share all the best, urban
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13 Feb 13
Could it not be the common misundwerstanding from those on the INSIDE?
@urbandekay (18278)
13 Feb 13
Imagine it you had never switched on your television, you might describe what the outside of it looked like but would have no idea, except what you had been told of what it was like for those that watched it and until you watched it, or some similar device you could not possibly appreciate it all the best, urban
• United States
14 Feb 13
This is just my opinion, but I think he was saying that people are addicted to their religion to the point of abandoning reason.
14 Feb 13
It is a statement by which to ridicule or to look down upon people who believe in God or any form of religion for that matter.