Brenda Ann wrote:
"Billy Burpelson" wrote in message
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I'm not sure why you brought up religion here, but seeing as you did...

I thought Marx said "Religion is the opiate of the masses". Wouldn't
opiates -add- to "the happiness of the people"? Marx seems to be a little
inconsistent here. ;-)


I believe that his quote was referring to the negative aspect of opiate use:
the dumbing down of the people through their use.


???

Addictive, euphoric, lethargic, prone to dreams and visions, blah blah blah.