“Religious suffering is, at one and the same time, the expression of real suffering and a protest against real suffering. Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.” These famous words of German philosopher Karl Marx resonated for more than a century. But what did he really intend by them?

<p><span>&ldquo;Religious suffering is, at one and the same time, the expression of real suffering and a protest against real suffering. Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless&nbsp;world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people.&rdquo; These famous words of German philosopher Karl Marx resonated for more than a century. But what did he really intend by them?</span></p>

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