“Religion is an attempt to get control over the sensory world, in which we are placed, by means of the wish-world, which we have developed inside us as a result of biological and psychological necessities.”
— Sigmund Freud
Simplified Meaning:
Religion tries to make sense of the world we see and feel by using ideas and wishes we have created inside our minds because of our natural and mental needs.
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