The Cage of Reason and the Prison of Faith: on Communism and the Stubbornness of Religion - May 2025
Both communism and religion have a structure that upholds "absolute rightness" and does not tolerate different ideas. Communism aims for an equal society without exploitation, but in reality it has resulted in the concentration of state power and the suppression of ideas. Freedom of speech and faith were taken away, and religion was purged as superstition. Religions, on the other hand, often regarded God and scriptures as absolutes, refusing to be refuted by reason or to adapt to the changing times. Exclusion in the name of faith, as seen in the Inquisition and the imposition of commandments, is also a sign of deep obstinacy. They are similar in that communism is based on historical law and religion on divine will, and both dismiss dissent as "counterrevolution" or "apostasy. Thinkers have criticized such totalitarianism as a "cessation of thought. True freedom lies not in the imposition of rightness, but in continuing to question. The obstinacy of communism and religion show
s us the danger of this.
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