Religion as an illusion - The Oedipus Complex Flashcards

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Why did Freud believe religion is an illusion?

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Because of the Oedipus complex

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What does Freud believe about libido (sexual desire)?

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It is the most basic instinct and most capable of causing psychological problems

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“roots for the need…”

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“for religion are in the parental complex.”

Freud

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Where is the libido in a new born child?

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In the mouth. The mother satisfies this by breast feeding them

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Where does the libido transfer at about age 2 or 3?

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The child’s sexual organs

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What happens to the child when the libido transfers?

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Still wants the mother to satisfy their libido, but in the child’s mind his mother won’t do this because she is satisfying the fathers libido.

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The two conflicting feelings the child builds up towards their father

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  • they respect him because he is the head of the family
  • they are full of anger and Hate

It is these feelings that get repressed into the unconscious mind

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When does Freud then argue that belief in God arises?

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When we get flash backs of the Oedipus complex from our unconscious mind in later life

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What do we confuse our flash backs with?

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We confuse these flash backs with a God type figure and project our strong feelings towards our father onto a god type figure.

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What is God then always seen as, because we confuse him with a father figure?

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  1. a male figure
  2. seen as powerful
  3. God is to be feared.
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What is an illustration, according to Freud, that a person has successfully dealt with these repressed memories?

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They no longer believe in (the illusion of God).

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