Future and Illusion
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The Future of an Illusion is a 1927 essay by Sigmund Freud, in which he analyzes the origins and nature of religion.
Freud sees religion as a form of wishful thinking or illusion.
He believed that religious ideas are born out of people's desires for security, protection, and immortality.
According to Freud, these desires are rooted in the helplessness and dependence experienced in childhood.
He argues that as individuals grow older, they seek to replicate the sense of security and comfort they once felt in their relationships with their parents, projecting these feelings onto religious figures and beliefs.
Freud suggests that while religion may provide comfort and social cohesion, it ultimately hinders intellectual development and critical thinking.
Freud sees religion as a form of wishful thinking or illusion.
He believed that religious ideas are born out of people's desires for security, protection, and immortality.
According to Freud, these desires are rooted in the helplessness and dependence experienced in childhood.
He argues that as individuals grow older, they seek to replicate the sense of security and comfort they once felt in their relationships with their parents, projecting these feelings onto religious figures and beliefs.
Freud suggests that while religion may provide comfort and social cohesion, it ultimately hinders intellectual development and critical thinking.
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