... would he explain the religion of Baptist Christianity which dominates American society and in which the emphasis is on the individual rather than the group. Marx and Durkheim tried to define religion in order to prove their own theories on society. Durkheims definition was accurate in many ways but does not completely hold true for every society. Marx seems to put ... ignores the spiritual side of religion which truly does give a sense of gratification to many people. Both these theologians try to narrow down a concept which can only be defined in vague terminology ...

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... to deal with of the three. He goes on to say that when we reach a satisfaction of instinct we experience happiness. (My next understanding of the Freud reading is somewhat vague but I will give my interpretation any way.) Freud is basically saying that humans are blaming their inability to fulfill there needs/demands on their society (civilization.) He gives different view ... for our misery, and that we should be much happier if we gave it up and returned to primitive conditions. I call this contention astonishing because, in whatever way we may define the concept of civilization, it i...

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