Noble Lie as taught by Plato is a lie created to keep the social order and harmony.
Are there any remarkable authors who understood religions as such?
Noble Lie as taught by Plato is a lie created to keep the social order and harmony.
Are there any remarkable authors who understood religions as such?
Well, didn't Marx make that connection, calling religion the "opiate of the masses"? Presumably, the opiate is offered by a doctor to relieve pain... but not by removing the actual source of pain.