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We can say that he was an independent thinker. He thought that religion is natural human need and was interested only in psychological, "archetypal" God, rather than in problem of objective cosmic intelligence. Jung used the therm "God" as a synonym for "archetype of self" - collective, unconscious structure of psyche which generates harmony and wholeness of soul, according to his theory. In interview "Face to face with Carl Jung" he said: "The word "belief" is a difficult thing for me. I don't believe. I must have a reason for a certain hypothesis. Either I know a thing, and then I know it - I don't need to believe it." And when he was asked does he believe in God, he answered: "Now? Difficult to answer... I know. I don't need to believe, I know."

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