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Psychology of religion

Freud's view that religious beliefs are illusions in his technical meaning, beliefs driven by the wish for a protecting father rather than by evidence.

In psychology of religion, religion as illusion refers to Freud's view that religious beliefs are illusions in his technical meaning, beliefs driven by the wish for a protecting father rather than by evidence. This meaning comes from Freud (1927/1928) in The Future of an Illusion.[1]

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  1. Freud, S. (1928). The Future of an Illusion (W. D. Robson-Scott, Trans.). Hogarth Press. (Original work published 1927) Open Library record

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