Christianity believes that because man is a fallen creature, and is in bondage to sin, and has a sinful nature, he is not able, on his own volition, to create a perfect society on earth. The only way he can be made perfect is by the grace of God. So, socialists need atheism in order to believe that man is capable of establishing a perfect socialist utopian heaven on earth without God’s help.
So, socialists need atheism in order to believe that man is capable of establishing a perfect socialist utopian heaven on earth without God’s help.
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Great insight! Thank you.
Socialists dont neccesarily need to be atheists (or vice versa) but there is a strong philosophical link in that they are both Utopian systems.