I chose religion because as I completed the assigned reading
and worksheet in class the following day I feel like there were some strings
left untied as I was walking out the door. Now it’s damn hard not to turn this
into a piece on why I believe in God so I’m going to try to abandon all defensive
criticism.
BUT
I would absolutely love to hear what Marx would’ve said if
he had a shred of faith in any god, haha. I can’t help but wonder was it the
time period he lived in that he saw it used for control and personal profit,
that he had such contempt. Or any other reasons, but that isn’t exactly the
focus I’d like this to address.
Religion itself is powerful (and call me bias because I have
faith in God) but no one can mistake the power of faith. Whether you believe
because you understand it, or scared/suckered into it, it’s the feeling of
security and peace of mind in a hard time, guidance and advice. I think Marx’s
points address a real issue with religion and could prove them (to this day
true as well) because he recognized the person/people behind it all. People
want to know things are going to be alright, they’ll do what they feel they
have to, to be comforted.
Marx quotes; ‘It is the ghostly realization of the human
essence, ghostly because the human essence possesses no true reality.” If you don’t
have any guidelines, what do you believe in? Who do you obey? Who do you
disobey? Who do you praise and who do you blame? People fell obedient to
religion because it gave them a sense of purpose, a purpose not posed by man.
I’d like to end this by saying religion has boundless power,
it’s just the direction it’s given and took that determine the culmination. I
have my side and you have yours. It’d be a fun topic over a beer.
Saw this movie a while ago, it stuck out like a sore thumb
after last class.
