Religion in The Brave New Worl

regarding religion as an unnecessary nuisance to humanity. Marx called it “the opiate of

the masses”, and Freud : “the neurosis of mankind”. They were making the view that

religion is not of divine nature, but a conception of the human mind, a very popular and

acceptable belief. They believed that a religion should reflect the needs of the people and

Aldus Huxley subscribed to these views of religion, but nonetheless realized that it

is a part of human nature. He saw it as something that can’t just be thrown away

altogether, but can be changed and manipulated to suit the cultures needs. This comes

through strongly in Brave New World. He anticipates how the people in this world would

no longer need to celebrate religion the way we do today, but would still practice rituals of

their own right. He portrays contemporary religion as largely superstitious, and believes

that future civilizations will regard it as being savage. Nonetheless, their religion may be

different, but it’s in no way better. It takes it’s shape from the culture in which it was

conceived, and reflects how ridiculous

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