12 Questions
How does Marx describe religion in his ideal society?
An opiate that dulls the pain of oppression without solving the problem.
What does Marx believe is the role of religion in society?
It serves as a tool to ease the pain produced by exploitation and oppression.
What is the significance of the phrase 'Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature' in Marx's ideology?
It suggests that religion stems from the suffering of the oppressed.
Why does Marx believe that religion exists in society?
To justify the subordination of the subject class and privilege of the ruling class.
How does Marx characterize religion's impact on its adherents?
It stupefies them rather than bringing true happiness.
What role does Marx attribute to most religious movements according to the text?
They come from oppressed classes.
What is one way that religion can make life on earth more bearable for oppressed classes?
By promising a paradise of eternal bliss in the afterlife
Which biblical quotation reflects the idea that virtue in suffering from poverty will be rewarded?
'It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven'
How does religion often justify the social order according to the text?
By attributing social structure to divine ordainment
In what way can religion help those at the bottom of the social stratification system to accept their situation?
By defining poverty and misfortune as divinely ordained and unchangeable
What is one way that religion can make present life more acceptable?
By offering supernatural intervention to solve earthly problems
According to Engels, what was Christianity originally a movement of?
Oppressed people
Explore Karl Marx's vision of the ideal society where exploitation and alienation no longer exist, social classes disappear, and the forces of production are communally owned. Understand how religion is viewed in this communist utopia.
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