2006-10-29 08:57:11 · 11 answers · asked by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Need to feel loved (by the god).
Need to be free of fear (of death.)
Need to belong (to a religious group.)
Need to make sense of the world (scriptures)
2006-10-29 09:01:13 · answer #1 · answered by lottyjoy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I see religions as far more than that. However, from a purely psychological standpoint, they almost certainly fulfill the need to belong, as well as the need for positive reinforcement (or if you're in a serious cult, a masochistic need for negative reinforcement). They could perhaps even provide a replacement for botched familial relationships (father, mother, etc). The phrases "church family" and "church home" may not be accidental.
2006-10-29 17:02:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They fulfill the primal fear of any animal: Fear of death. People have the need to feel that their life isn't meaningless.
Famous people whose legacy outlive history only occur once in a few hundred years, for everyone else, religion promises them eternal life.
2006-10-29 17:14:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The need to know where we came from, for one. I have no such need. I figure all my questions will be answered after I cross over.
2006-10-29 17:00:41 · answer #4 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Father figure.
Shared identity.
Simplistic answers to complex questions.
Hope of avoiding one's impending mortality.
Assuaging grief over loss of loved ones.
etc...
2006-10-29 17:00:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the need to feel safe. the need to not worry about death
It's all bullshit. I'm an Atheists
Most Christians dont understand themselves
2006-10-29 16:59:13 · answer #6 · answered by Black Atheist 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the need to know what our purpose is and the need to feel secure by having a loving and caring god to watch over us an the need to know that when we die it isn't realy the end
2006-10-29 18:01:55 · answer #7 · answered by damnitjannet09 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
only if you let them be a product of your needs. It will fill your needs I would say emotionally and socially.
2006-10-29 16:59:31 · answer #8 · answered by yeppers 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHERE DOES YOUR SOURCE MATERIAL COME FROM...
PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS..........
THAT IS WHAT RELIGIONS ARE FOR.....
WHAT SCHOOL TEACHES THAT...????
2006-10-29 16:59:47 · answer #9 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They'r not! Not all of them at least.
2006-10-29 16:59:08 · answer #10 · answered by positive 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋