While Max Weber argued that religion kept workers in their places and allowed the capitalists to exploit the system, Karl Marx focused on the change brought about in the economic system as a result of religious beliefs. True / False.

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Ray Mccullough

27 December, 00:42

While Max Weber argued that religion kept workers in their places and allowed the capitalists to exploit the system, Karl Marx focused on the change brought about in the economic system as a result of religious beliefs. True / False.

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Kaitlyn Curtis · Answer 1

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According to Marx, believes that problems in religion are ultimately problems in society. Religion is not the sickness, but a symptom. He believed that It is used by oppressors to make people feel better about the distress they experience due to being poor and exploited.

While Max Weber study says that religion is based on cultural needs of man and has added new dimensions to human life and human development. Weber suggested that the protestant institution and its ethics have played an important role in the development of their economy.