In the last two class periods we have talked about the four theorists Frazier, Freud, Marx, and Durkheim. These four men were unique in the way they thought about religion and what it meant to them in a spiritual way and as an outsider looking in. I believe the reason Frazier, Freud, and Marx have such unique thoughts about religion is that they were either atheist or at one time an atheist so it allowed them to have an emotional attachment to a religion and they could look at it for what it truly was. I went to a catholic school for K-12 so I agree with Durkheim over the other three theorists.<\/p>\n
I can see where Freud is coming from when he said, \u201creligion is an illusion that we desperately want to be true\u201d because everyone at sometime in their life wants to believe in something. I don\u2019t agree with Marx at all when he says that religion \u201cprovides reasons for keeping things in society the way that oppressors like them.\u201d Frazier talks about religion being an intermediate step towards science, which is a touchy subject when you talk about religion, and science together. I do not think science will ever take the place of religion because it is a large step to take.<\/p>\n
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In the last two class periods we have talked about the four theorists Frazier, Freud, Marx, and Durkheim. These four men were unique in the way they thought about religion and what it meant to them in a spiritual way … Continue reading