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“Religion is the opium of the masses”, the words of Karl Marx can often be heard from those on the pulpit in their vehement speeches against the communist narrative. The Marxist critique of religion is not only an abstract philosophical conception but is deeply rooted in our religious convictions. Religious narrative across the globe is based around a cleansing from materialistic greed and focuses on spiritual fulfilment, while discouraging rampant materialism to fulfill carnal human desires. This tendency to neglect the worldly realm as inherently inferior and regarding any desire of gaining worldly prestige, wealth and power as an ultimate fallacy is common among major religions. This spiritual bliss seemingly appears to be a worthwhile alternative to mindless pursuit of money but the i...