The Value And Effectiveness Of Religion On Our Fut

The Value and Effectiveness of Religion on our Future GenerationsNameCourseTutor’s NameDateThe Value and Effectiveness of Religion on our Future GenerationsAn understanding of the history of religion cannot begin without an examination of the God idea. The God idea is attributed to a conception by primitive man born out of fear and ignorance and lack of understanding of the manifestation of natural phenomena. The primitive man invented the idea of a supernatural force as the reason behind what he could not understand. Therefore, the God idea is dynamic and changes with human learning and understanding of natural phenomena (Goldman, 2007). It is for the reason of this dynamism that the God idea is adaptable to every phase of human development. According to Ludwig Feuerbach and Sigmund Freud, God is a creation of inward patterns of thought invented by humanity to help cope with anxieties, insecurities, and fears (Wartofsky, 1982). Therefore, religion evolved from the idea of a supernatural being capable of offering security from fears and anxieties. A Brief History of ReligionIn the early stages of human development, religiongrew from its