(March 12, 2012 at 3:35 pm)Atheist Anarchist Wrote: He did say that. The "it" was a direct reference to "Religion".
No, he did not. Its out of context. Its still anti-religion, but as I said, the full quote is quite poetic in nature, and deserves the full version, rather than the bastardised paraphrase.
Correctly, it should at least say "Religion is the ..... opiate of the masses". People just started leaving out the ..... (I forget what its called).
Anyway, if you like Karl Marx, I thought you'd be interested in that bit of trivia, if you weren't already aware.
Self-authenticating private evidence is useless, because it is indistinguishable from the illusion of it. ― Kel, Kelosophy Blog
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
