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Jesus, the hopium (opium) of the people

Jesus, the hopium (opium) of the people

Karl Marx, philosopher and sociologist is renowned for saying about religion that “it is the opium of the people.” I studied a bit of Sociology in both high school and university, and unfortunately this man’s life’s work was reduced in my memory to just this statement. An opium or opiate is essentially a depressant drug, used to relieve pain and this is what he compared the functional role of religion to..

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