Truth exists outside mind

Going back to the example of the inverted image in the retina on page 111, I found a quote which I think most clearly and simply describes Marx's way of philosophizing. He states, " Consciousness does not determoine life, but life determines consciousness (112). This sumarizes Marx's whole argument in that section of the book. Marx talks about how heaven descends to earth in the Young Hegelian Philosophy. He discusses how these Young Hegelians make assumptions based on religion. Marx believes his reasoning based on production is better because there is evidence that supports it and he makes no assumptions. He is saying life does not determine consciousness because religion and what is in our mind cannot determine what is outside our minds in reality. This important because whenever we are trying to make an argument we can only use actual evidence.