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   "HeatWave"  wrote in message   
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   >  As the 19th century wore on, critics of religion became bolder in their   
   > attack. Not content with just pointing out the failings of the churches,   
   > they began to question the very foundation of religion. They raised   
   > questions such as: What is God? Why is there a need for God? How has   
   > belief in God affected human society? Men like Ludwig Feuerbach, Karl   
   > Marx, Sigmund Freud, and Friedrich Nietzsche offered their arguments in   
   > philosophical, psychological, and sociological terms. Theories such as   
   > ‘God is nothing more than the projection of man’s imagination,’ ‘Religion   
   > is the opium of the people,’ and ‘God is dead’ all sounded so new and   
   > exciting compared with the dull and unintelligible dogmas and traditions   
   > of the churches. It seemed that finally many people had found an   
   > articulate way of expressing the doubts and suspicions that had been   
   > lurking in the back of their minds. They quickly and willingly embraced   
   > these ideas as the new gospel truth.   
      
       There is no connection between atheism and communism.  The reason that   
   the communists pushed atheism is that liberalism/communism is itself a   
   religion and like the muslims, they can not tolerate any other religion.   
      
       I myself am an atheist and I am certainly no communist.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)