The statement ws just a small part of a larger argument.

Makes me wonder what the religious makeup of opioid abusers is.

After growing up in religion, I understand why religion is opium. I used to be the center of the world... Even every red light that I hit was meaningful and controlled by a higher being.

But now I live in a cold and randomly cruel world. My dead loved ones aren't waiting for me anywhere. So, I understand why people desire to look to something higher in order to feel better.

Being a religious person who left faith and can no longer ever be a religious person, I understand why it feels better to think that you know the way, the truth, and the life... Some people would prefer this "opium" to the cruel, random reality that is human life.

Via Michael Moore on FB.
Happy Birthday, Karl Marx. You Were Right! NYTimes Opinion
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Ain't that the truth. Guess to be blind to all the crap in the world, you have to either believe in religion or be taking Prozac!