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This was a wonderfully written piece.
thenewgreen · 3990 days ago · link ·
His general message at the end seems to be that if the poor and uneducated need a placebo to get by, why not let them have religion. However, it's a pretty dangerous argument given some of the destructive qualities religion has shown to bring forth in people. If god be with us....
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JakobVirgil · 3990 days ago · link ·
Religion is one of the handles by which folks are manipulated by the baddies. But Patriotism, Material Interest (real or Imagined), Vanity, Class, Race, Defense of Science and a host of other things will still exist even if religion is gone. The status quo of human shittiness will be maintained.