In a class discussion of the sociology of religion, Chloe claimed that, as far as she can tell, all religions are more or less just mechanisms designed to allow the powerful groups in society to maintain their privileges by convincing the weak and oppressed to conform to existing values and traditions that favour those very elites. Of the following, whose views does she come closest to holding?

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Chloe's claim about religions being mechanisms for maintaining power by convincing the weak to conform to existing values and traditions aligns with Marx's views on religion as a tool used by the ruling class to maintain control over the working class. Marx viewed religion as an ideological construct that served to justify and perpetuate social inequality and exploitation.

In a Class Discussion of the Sociology of Religion, Chloe