Origins of the Father Substitute and Deification of God

The podcast delves into the idea that the totem might have been an initial father substitute and that the god figure emerged later, with the father regaining a human form through this evolution. Over time, a significant shift in the relationship to the father and potentially to animals occurred, leading to a heightened longing for the father. The brothers who collectively slew the father aimed to embody his power, expressed through incorporating parts of him in the totem feast.