Sigmund Freud, an influential psychologist, condemned religion as an illusion and a neurosis. As an illusion, religious beliefs are based on wishful thinking instead of factual evidence. As a neurosis, religion is a harmful mental disorder.Freud saw psychology as a scientific replacement for religion. Psychological theory replaces outmoded religious beliefs about the human person. And psychoanalytic techniques replace religious practices.
This exercise deals with Chapter 6 of Freud's The Future of an Illusion (originally published in 1927). These computerized exercise materials are copyrighted (c) 2002 by Harry J. Gensler; but they may be distributed freely.