Philosophy

• Freud used a psychological approach to religion and seeks to explain human behaviour and religious beliefs without referencing the idea of God
• Freud - the founder of psychoanalysis - focused on investigating the role of the unconscious mind.
• He saw a connection between the display of neurotic behaviour (OCD) and the behaviour of some religious peope
• Stated that what explained this behaviour was the repession of impulses that were viewed as temptations one 'ought not' to have. (LED TO SENSE OF GUILT)

• Freud - influenced by Charles Darwin
• Indetified the source of guilt in his Primal horde theory
• Theory argued the alpha male will usually be killed by the sons, which will then lead to guilt which was later displaced by the creation of animal totems.

WEAK ATHEISM:

• Doesn't believe in God but doesn't assert that no God exists
• Asks why people believe in God

STRONG ATHEISM:

• Knows God doesn't exist
• Gives reasons why they don't believe in God, stills ask why they believe

WEAK AGNOSTICISM:

• God may/ may not exist but judgement has to be witheld until evidence becomes avaiable 
• Doesn't know if God exists

STRONG AGNOSTICISM

• Impossible to know whether God exists 
• Suggests nobody knows whether God exists or not