Was Karl Marx an atheist?

Marx was an atheist from his childhood and remained such for the whole of the rest of his life. His atheism was not only practical but also theoretical. His theoretical atheism is due primarily to philosophical reasons and only secondarily to historical, social and political reasons. read more

Karl Marx was an atheist. He had contempt for religion, which he describes as "the opium of the masses" - ie used by those in power to keep the workers happy; they might not complain about wage slavery now, because they have the promise of 'heaven' later. read more

Karl Marx was a 19th Century economist, philosopher, and advocate of socialism and communism. Marx criticized religion, calling it the opium of the people. Basically, Marx saw religion solely as a means whereby the ruling classes suppress ordinary people. read more