Marxism, Liberation Theology, Gnosticism
Marxism This ideology was initiated by Karl Marx who was the most influential of all of the atheists. As a college student, Karl Marx stated, "Criticism of religion is the foundation of all criticism" (Geisler, N., L., 1999). According to the Marxist concept of the universe, there is no room for a Creator or Ruler. Marxism says that there are no moral absolutes for a couple reasons: There is no eternal realm. The only absolute is unfolding dialectic world process. There is no foundational essence for general principles. Good and evil are determined by socio-economic structure. According to Marxism, whatever promotes the ultimate cause of communism is good, while whatever goes against it is evil. Marxism also mentions that in a perfect society, private morals are eliminated and ethics of the community are achieved which is determined by material production which in turn determines religion, metaphysics, and morality. Marx's view of the world is materialistic. It