What I never got about Marx is how he ignored the cause aspect of religion in economics. I side much, much more with the post-modernists than I do with historical materialism. To have rigid objectivism while ignoring the relative, or ability to switch positions, from cause to effect and vice versa, seems whacko.
How do Marxists deal with this inherent inconsistency. As I understand Marx, religion is caused by the harmful effects of economic oppression, it is man's last gasp for hope for relief. However, religion also causes economic change. How does Marx deal with that? Does he simply ignore it? And do you know the difference in contributions between Marx and Engels? I do not. Then again, I am not a university professor so that might explain it.
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