From what I've read, Marx seemed to believe that history was mainly driven by changes in the productive forces (farms, factories, mills, etc.) of a society, and that human ideas had little effect on societal change, but rather arose from changes in the productive forces. This seems implausible to me - surely it is a two way relationship- plus, he expected his own ideas to make a difference. Which is quite a contradiction.
'We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.' H.L. Mencken
'False religion' is the ultimate tautology.
'It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.' Mark Twain
'I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.' Abraham Lincoln
'False religion' is the ultimate tautology.
'It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.' Mark Twain
'I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.' Abraham Lincoln
