The feeling of estrangement among the people increased considerably with the further development of the Industrial Revolution, the collectivization tied to a machine age and the gradual but definite depersonalization of man. Marx developed the idea that a scientific socialism is needed to counter the alienation of the capitalistic society. ... Instead of seeing scientific knowledge as the means of human redemption, he regarded it as the greatest obstacle to redemption. ... But Kierkegaard's call is not for outward revolution, like Marx: "Workers of the world unite!", but for inward revolu...

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One person who attempted to examine religion from an objective, scientific perspective was Karl Marx. ... In spite of his own rhetoric about scientific method, he in fact gathered little data on this matter, instead remaining in the realm of the ideal. ...

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Religious evoke more personal involvement than their scientific counterparts. ... Moreover, according to Kuhn's theory, a paradigm shift is not gradual but revolution with major shift in understanding. ...

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