Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires

Quote by Sigmund Freud

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What progress we are making. In the Middle Ages they would have burned me. Now...

What progress we are making. In the Middle Ages they would have burned me. Now...

Yes, America is gigantic, but a gigantic mistake.

Yes, America is gigantic, but a gigantic mistake.

A belligerent state permits itself every such misdeed, every such act of violence, as would...

A belligerent state permits itself every such misdeed, every such act of violence, as would...

Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.

Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock.

A great part of the pleasure of travel lies in the fulfillment of early wishes...

A great part of the pleasure of travel lies in the fulfillment of early wishes...

Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them.

Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them.

Civilized society is perpetually menaced with disintegration through this primary hostility of men towards one...

Civilized society is perpetually menaced with disintegration through this primary hostility of men towards one...

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Civilized society is perpetually menaced with disintegration through this primary hostility of men towards one...

Civilized society is perpetually menaced with disintegration through this primary hostility of men towards one...

Being extremely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Being extremely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the...

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the...

We hate the criminal and deal severely with him, because we view in his deeds...

We hate the criminal and deal severely with him, because we view in his deeds...

Religion is comparable to a childhood neurosis

Religion is comparable to a childhood neurosis

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy...

Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy...

Where there is love there is no sin.

Where there is love there is no sin.

Analogies, it is true, decide nothing, but they can make one feel more at home

Analogies, it is true, decide nothing, but they can make one feel more at home

If one attempts to assign to religion its place in man's evolution, it seems not...

If one attempts to assign to religion its place in man's evolution, it seems not...

When I was little, I used to sing in the shower. Now? I make life...

When I was little, I used to sing in the shower. Now? I make life...

I think that the best thing we can do for our children is to allow...

I think that the best thing we can do for our children is to allow...

LIFE: Love, Intelligence, Fun, Evolution in that order.

LIFE: Love, Intelligence, Fun, Evolution in that order.

Maturity is: The ability to stick with a job until it's finished; The ability to...

Maturity is: The ability to stick with a job until it's finished; The ability to...

All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give...

All gods are homemade, and it is we who pull their strings, and so, give...