On 21/11/2020 09:25, David Rance wrote:
On Sat, 21 Nov 2020 03:08:27 The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 20/11/2020 13:38, David Rance wrote:

On Fri, 20 Nov 2020 11:31:19 The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Karl Marx said religion is the opium of the people.

Â*No he didn't!

Yes, he did.

As he used the word metaphorically then it is more correctly translated
as "opiate of the people (or masses)" (according to my Langenscheidt
dictionary [Opium fürs Volk - opiate for the people]).

David

Well in the end he wrote it in German, and that is the usually accepted
translation.

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Renewable energy: Expensive solutions that don't work to a problem that
doesn't exist instituted by self legalising protection rackets that
don't protect, masquerading as public servants who don't serve the public.