Is Religion the Opium of the People?

Karl Marx famously said, "Religion is the opium of the people." But what did he mean by this?

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East Bengal smokers: http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00glossarydata/terms/opium/opium.html

Amish buggy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish#/media/File:Traditional_Amish_buggy.jpg

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