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The idea of life having a purpose stands and falls with the religious system.
Sigmund Freud
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Sigmund Freud
Age: 83 †
Born: 1856
Born: May 6
Died: 1939
Died: September 23
Essayist
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Philosopher
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Freiberg
Sigismund Schlomo Freud
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