The view that God is an illusion and the result of wish fulfillment (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards

Religion should be separated from state & public affairs

State treats all religions equally, no preference to any

State is purely secular, excludes all religion from public

Will fall below 10%

Example: Mindfulness

Scientific reason will replace religious reason

Infantile, repressive, and a major cause of conflict

'Sick men's dreams'

Wish fulfillment

Infantile fears

Obsessional neurosis

'God of the gaps'

Persistent false belief contrary to evidence

Positive medical & psychological benefits

'We don't do God'