Summary of Freud's The Future of an Illusion

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Joe

Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:43 pm

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Gods are utilized by humans to perform three tasks:
1. To remove the terrors of Nature.
2. To reconcile humans to Fate and death.
3. To reconcile humans for the pains in partaking of civilization.

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