... groups,) there would be a dominant male who had exclusive sexual rights to the women of the tribe and drove the sons away when they grew up. The sons resented the father and came together to murder and devour him. After doing so, they felt guilty and as a result developed a moral code as a commemoration of the terrible act they had committed. They still feared the father figure in death, thus giving more power than when he had lived. This powerful dead father figure, developed into the idea of God. Freud believed that this creation is sustained out of the need for protection that we gain as we grow up and no longer have adults to care for and protect us as we did when we were children. We long for an omnipotent eternal father; God fulfilled this desire. In conclusion Freud believed religion beliefs sprung from psychological imbalances ...

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