DEBUNKING RELIGION (by
explaining why people have religious beliefs, etc., despite there not being good
evidence):
A. The origin of
religion according to Marx
(1) Historical
circumstances
(2) Escapism, wishful
thinking, false consciousness
B. The origin of
religion according to Tylor and Durkheim
(1) Ritual practices of
primitive societies
(2) Social ideals (binding
together a society): Durkheim
C. The origin of
religion according to Freud
(1) Proto-science (bad
explanations of nature)
(2) Restraint of
a-social instincts (necessary for civilization)
(3) Escapism, wishful
thinking