This video documents our responses to something Karl Marx said about religion. His quote was "Religion is the opiate of the masses." Some of us took the quote and turned it into what inspires and awes us, whether it be the traditional church setting or the natural world. How do you interpret the quote? Are religion and spirituality the same thing or is there a difference? What does religion mean to you?
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As the blog implies, a very deep question. "Religion is the opiate of the masses." Mr. Marx was a very radical person, and I'm sure he was aware of how many people he'd be offending with this statement of his.
ReplyDeleteAn opiate is anything that dulls or dims senses. What Marx is suggesting is that the people use religion, instead of as a spiritual medium to connect themselves to a Higher Order as they say, to simply sedate themselves and anesthetize their own senses.
Why?
Possibly to create a softer wall between their ego and the gritty surface that is the truth of their own lives.
Who knows, really?