Ironically Wrong
Sigmund Freud and Friedrich Nietzsche both challenge the traditional views of religion and the purpose it serves for humanity. In Civilization and Its Discontents, Freud focuses on the narcissistic attitudes of humanity and tries to explain why humans feel the need for emotional comfort. Freud's argument is based on emotions rather than logic and uses poor psychology. In the Anti-Christ, Nietzsche focuses on religion as a way that the weak members of society can cope with their lesser lives. While Freud’s idea of religion is more emotionally comforting, Nietzsche's view presents a more logical argument. Freud uses religion as the justification for disobeying society by choosing to follow a higher power for emotional comfort and security. Nietzsche uses religion as the justification of the weak members of civilization for not being able to meet the standards set by civilization. Both philosopher’s present anti religious arguments and they both see religion as justification for ...