Ravanshenasi & Din

Freud considers the belief in God as the basis of many religions _ an illusion and believes that God is the very idea of father, having exalted in human's mind, to which human has come because of recalling his childhood helplessn and paying attention to his lifelong needs. He regards faith and piety as neurotical behaviors as obsessive - conpulsive disorder, and believes that once the scientific horizons in human's life have broadened enough, the religion would be banished completely. As critique to Freud's view, we should say: a) Freud was an irreligious or even quite an anti-religious person. So we cannot say that he has commented on religion impartially. b) Freud's worldview is merely a materialistic one. which is in conflict with the views of most people and scholars who believe in a transcendent existence beyond the material world. c) Freud's perception of "God" and his approach to faith and piety has no proof other than his own interpretations based on non-scientific fictions. d) It is now one hundred years since Freud offered his theories on the nature of religion and piety among people. Since then, the human's knowledge of the rules governing the world has increased and as some scholars believe at least the technologies are at their final stage of progress; but contrary to Freud's opinion, religious movements have not declined in number.