On Sat, 21 Nov 2020 03:08:27 The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 20/11/2020 13:38, David Rance wrote:

On Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:31:19 The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Karl Marx said religion is the opium of the people.

No he didn't!

Yes, he did.

As he used the word metaphorically then it is more correctly translated
as "opiate of the people (or masses)" (according to my Langenscheidt
dictionary [Opium fürs Volk - opiate for the people]).

David

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David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK