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Quote by Sigmund Freud
Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact

Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires. – Sigmund Freud

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The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water. – Sigmund Freud

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The impression forces itself upon one that men measure by false standards, that everyone seeks power, success, riches for himself, and admires others who attain them, while undervaluing the truly precious thing in life. – Sigmund Freud

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A man who has been the indisputable favorite of his mother keeps for life the feeling of a conqueror. – Sigmund Freud

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Modern societies march towards morality in proportion as they leave religion behind. – Paul Bert

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I am a deeply religious nonbeliever – this is a somewhat new kind of religion. – Albert Einstein

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Religion is the call to confront reality to master the self. – Huston Smith

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