freud and neurosis

Freud and Neurosis Sigmund Feud believed that religion was simply an illusion. His theory is based on the belief that human impulse is to murder and be promiscuous. If that assumption is correct, then his theory that religion is helping to prohibit these impulses, can have some merit. However, since it is impossible to ascertain the nature of man, it is impossible to determine whether religion is actually helping to prevent these impulses. Freud claims …showed first 75 words of 768 total…

…showed last 75 words of 768 total…Freud gives to these contrived questions. He does not simply answer the questions. Instead, he uses the questions to assert his intellectual superiority. This seen in the way that he never really answers the questions but instead asserts that he feels justified in his methods or that he’s certain he’s correct, precisely because of the very methods or findings that the opponent is questioning. Here we have yet another example of circular reasoning!