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religion the opiate of the world
lorrie:
Hi Morten -i didnt forget you you are correct no one has free will.Thanks!Peace
lorrie:
Hi Martiez-I coudnt have said it better-we have all commited sin thinking we are doing the right thing.Peace ;)
chav:
HI
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It was Karl Marx who made the statement,and bearing in mind he was writing in the nineteenth century when religion played much more of central role in peoples lives ,I believe he was making an accurate observation .
I think there are now in today's world many 'opiates of the people'.
Here in the UK for instance football (soccer) entertainment and individualism has largely replaced religion as the 'opiate' of choice
Some years ago I had a very bad dental abscess, it was the worst pain I have ever experienced.Fortunately the dentist sent me home with some very strong (opiate) painkillers, after taking one I felt great,relaxed ,sleepy, pain free ,and without a care, and I could understand why some would want more, it wasn't an unpleasant experience.(I'm not advocating drug use here)
I think all these things are addictive in nature (particularly religion) and having spent 30+ years in the babylonian church system. I now realise what an addictive thing it was and why it is so hard for many to come out.Perhaps Marx had more insight regarding this issue than we give him credit for.
Dave UK
lorrie:
Hi Dave-Thanks for the info as to who made that statement.
You are good with words.As are so many here at this forum.
And i shall leave the writing to those who are like you--good with words.And yes i too have had good expierences& bad expierences with mind altering drugs-i hate it all now.[prescribed by doctors]
Peace and grace to you.
Samson:
--- Quote from: musicman on April 30, 2008, 05:11:56 PM ---Stalin was a piece of crap!!
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Yes musicman, that's true, I remember taking a course back in 1981 entitled, International Relations and we studied Hitler and Stalin. The Professor stated that Stalin was far worse than Hitler in regards to the mistreatment of people, it's hard to imagine. I appreciate the fact that God didn't put me in those circumstances growing up(Hitler or Stalin), and that I would have ended up in their state(The Grace of God).
Samson.
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