2D;Religous belief as a product of the human mind Flashcards
what is one challenge to religous belief ?
belief is produced by our mind not derived from any objective external reality
what did freud say relgious belief is like and what does it do to humans?
he said it was like an illusion and stops us thinking critically and rationally
how many parts are there to the human psyche?(structure of the mind) and what are they?
ID, EGO,SUPEREGO
what is id
-the inherited part of personality which is genrally unconsciouss and is known to operate on desire/pleasure and pursues it.
-one if the pyche we are born with
(if we want to do it we willโ>(like commiting intrusive thouths devil like)
what is the super ego?
-super ego id consious
-cancels out and counter balences the id by making us feel a snese of guilt and shame if we dont adhere a moral code and what โwe should doโ
(angel)
what is the ego?
the balence between the id and superego and balence between reality of desires and morality
what could happen if humans have conflict between superego and id>
they can go on to develop things like mental illnesses from unresolved conflicts
what is an example of an illusion ans why can it not be trusted
religionโ>cannot be trusted as it is derived from uncritical desires to resolve conflicts
where did this collective neurosis originate from?
the primal horde
what is religion also known to be like and what does this mean?
collective neurosisโ>known to be affecting everyone
explain briefly freuds story
-he had grown up in a jewish household
-he had a nanny who was catholic
-although he had these influence he never believed in religion
-he had become involved in the work of a nurrologist studying paralysis.
-this study had questioned the difference between paralysis and physical disorder
-claimed the paralysis was caused by psychological disorder. NO physcial EXPLANANTION
due to freud being intrested in psychology waht did this mean about experiences?
it meant experiences in early childhood had a profound effect later on in life
what did freud say about the human mind?
he said we are not in control of it and our psyche (mind) is much more complex than that
what did feud think the mind was made up of and what was it like?
he said it was made up of layers like the formation of a rock
what did freud say about the painful expereinces to people?
he said that these feeling could be repressed but could emerge later in life and cause distress
how did freud deal with peoples distress?
he had used hypnosis then later allowed his patients to speak freely with careful questioning.(therapy)
what did soceity think about his work and why?
they riduculed his ideas becasuasue antisemtism was on the rise
antisemetism was on the rise what did this mean for freud?
freud had moved from austria to london from the help of his good friend
what did freud understand about religion?
he underatood from a psychologil point of view and mentioned that its a human construct which is nothing like in reality to what people think god is likeโ> influenced by fearnbach.
who was freud influenced by and what book did he write?
fearbach a german philosopherโessence in christianityโ1841
