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Ludwig Feuerbach (1804—1872) was a famous German philospher and [[atheist]]. The founder of psychoanalysis [[Freud]] heavily borrowed from his book ''Essence of Christianity'' to create ''The Future of an Illusion''. What are often thought of as "Freudian" terms are in fact Feuerbachian. Such borrowings can be seen in the words and passages of ''Essence of Christianity'': "''wish-fulfillment''"; "What man misses—whether this be articulate and therefore conscioius, or an ''unconscious'' need—that is his God"; "Man ''projects'' his nature into the world outside himself before he finds it in himself"; "To live in ''projected dream-images'' is the essence of religion. Religion sacrifices reality to the ''projected dream''." <ref> [http://books.google.com/books?id=IeUIAAAACAAJ ''Faith of the Fatherless: The Psychology of Atheism''], [[Paul C. Vitz]], (Spence Publishing Company, 1999)</ref>
[[Category:Philosophy and Religion]]
[[Category:Philosophy and Religion]]