Talk:Opium of the people
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"One frequently hears that this statement was a blanket condemnation of religion. In fact, the opposite is closer to the truth" - How, exactly?
I'd like to hear how also, since it can certainly be argued that most communist regimes have interpreted it as a blanket condemnation of religion.
"The soul of the soulless" doesn't sound critical, byt "illusary happiness" does.
"The soul of soulless conditions", religion is the soul, the guiding part, of "soulless" conditions, capitalism, feudalism and their ilk. Either he's saying that, or else Marx means that religion brings the soul to those. It could be taken either way, I'm not really sure, though I lean to and prefer the former. Curufinwe 18:54, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
As a quote, this page should be transwiki'ed to wikiquote. <joke>Alternatively, shouldn't it be redirected to religion</joke>. Feco 04:08, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
It's a quote right now, but I'd prefer it to develop into more then just that. There's a fair bit more that could be said. Curufinwe 04:33, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)