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200 harmful aspects is not an objectionable fact. The fact remains that everything in the world is created with a purpose and harmfulness of some things is also indirectly beneficial for man. Therefore, this objection by the atheists is absurd and baseless and only proves their ignorance. The Seventh Argument for Atheism and Its Refutation: Freud’s Theory The seventh argument presented by some atheists is based on the theories of some European philosophers that the concept of God is no more than a product of the human mind. They believe that whereas a child has a powerful bond of love with his father, is nat- urally inclined towards him, admires him, and feels protected by him, a child also fears his father and considers him to be a danger. But the child does not harbour such feelings about his mother, as he gets food directly from her. Its sentiments of love for his mother are greater and warmer and prevail over all other sentiments. The child never regards its mother as a source of fear or danger and runs to her under all circumstances. Therefore, an ingenious and ambitious son may develop sentiments of jealousy and rivalry subconsciously towards his father, but never against his mother. Western philosophers have termed it ‘the Oedipus complex’ on the basis of an old Greek story about a young man who killed his father inadvertently and then married his mother unknowingly. These philosophers believe that a child develops a kind of jeal- ousy and fear for his father and at the same time has innate love for him and regards him as a means of protection. Consequently,