Marx argued that religion is a form of alienation as individuals create an all-powerful being which has control over them. By doing so individuals are giving up their right to make decisions which in turn means they are denying themselves of their true humanity. For example; in Christianity God created the ten commandments which acts as a way of controlling and giving a clear guideline to individuals to follow which ultimately means individuals do not need to think and make decisions as the ten commandments do this for them.