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From: David-AT-pseud.pseud
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 01:17:14 EDT
Subject: Re: M-INTRO: Does Capialism lead to atheism?


>From a Marxist perspective it is not ideology that dominates society, it is 
that society's material conditions. The notion that ideologies lead to other 
ideologies, is idealism rather than materialism. All ideologies are rooted in 
historico-material conditions.   Read "The German Ideology" by Marx, found here: 

http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1845/german-ideology/index.htm

In a message dated 9/30/04 8:45:31 PM, citizen-AT-pseud.pseud writes:


>       The other day a professor of mine said that the more educated a group
> of people is, the higher the rate of atheism within the group. She then said
> it was due, at least in part, to capitalism. (I think she may have been
> joking, but that's not the point.) Highly educated people are the most
> likely to fill the role of capitalists in America and capitlist thinking
> promotes atheism in that it can take the place of religion. If someone cares
> enough about making money, it can drive thoughts of God out of their heads> They are convinced the purpose of life is to gain material goods, which
> leaves little room for gaining anything intangible. Even if you don't
> worship money, often the choice can come down to finishing work or going to
> church. She said that since she became a professor, she has found it harder
> to give up those hours on Sunday to attend church, especially considering
> that she doesn't get to spend much time with her family, since she works all
> week. It's easy to see how that thinking could spread from not attending
> church to not thinking about God to not beleving in God. So, does capitalism
> lead to atheism? Does education? Or will any ideology that dominates a
> society lead to atheism?
> 



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