Religious ideas are not based on experiences of rational thinking or have a logical meaning behind it, but our illusions based on the "oldest, strongest, and most urgent wishes of mankind" (30). By saying that religion is an illusion, Freud means that religion is not really a real thing and that it is something that the mind just makes up because it is a pleasure for it to do so and because it comes so naturally to it. People tend to seek for help when in need and most human beings turn to god for help when they’re helpless not even knowing his true existence. He claims that people don't have logical reasoning behind believing or following a certain religion and they just go by delusion leaving the reality behind
Religious ideas are not based on experiences of rational thinking or have a logical meaning behind it, but our illusions based on the "oldest, strongest, and most urgent wishes of mankind" (30). By saying that religion is an illusion, Freud means that religion is not really a real thing and that it is something that the mind just makes up because it is a pleasure for it to do so and because it comes so naturally to it. People tend to seek for help when in need and most human beings turn to god for help when they’re helpless not even knowing his true existence. He claims that people don't have logical reasoning behind believing or following a certain religion and they just go by delusion leaving the reality behind