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Theory of Religion
Many different scientists, philosophers, and thinkers of all kinds through out the centuries have pondered the question, "Where do we come from?" and "Why do we believe in religion?." Most have suggested that religion is a way for people to feel more secure in the universe and be at ease with the concepts of creation. Yet for some like William R. James (1842-1910) and Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) ....
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.... of safety", which would eventually lead to a harmonious relation with the universe." Although Freud and James didn't have exactly the same beliefs on religion because of their different educations, both men's theory had similar meaning in that religion made people have inner peace as they go through life.
Another theory of religion, one of a completely different view of Freud and James, is from James George Frazer. He believed that religion, w ....
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