Faith of the Fatherless The Psychology of Atheism
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Product Details Author:  Format: ISBN: H x W x D: Manufacturer: Date: Pages: Paul C. Vitz Soft Cover 1-890626-25-2 8 1/2"  (21.5 cm) x 5 1/2"  (13.9 cm) x 0 1/2"  (1.27 cm) Spence Publishing 1999 174

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Despite its pretensions to cool-headed rationality, modern atheism originated in the irrational, psychological needs of a few thinkers. Paul Vitz subjects the apostles of atheism to the same psychological analysis with which they attempted to debunk religious belief. The psychological source of their militant atheism, he shows, was the absence of a good father.

Starting with Freud's "projection theory" of religion—that belief in God is merely a product of man's desire for security—Professor Vitz argues that psychoanalysis actually provides a more satisfying explanation for atheism. Disappointment in one's earthly father, frequently leads to a rejection of God. A biographical survey of influential atheists of the past four centuries shows that this "defective father hypothesis" provides a consistent explanation of "intense atheism." A survey of the leading intellectual defenders of Christianity over the same period confirms the hypothesis. The book concludes with an intriguing comparison of male and female atheists and a consideration of other psychological factors that can contribute to atheism.

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