Fear of divine retribution is not a very noble basis for faith. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Such feelings, Freud says, are often the unconscious basis for faith, and they were too strong in Dostoevsky to be overcome by his mind that saw the evidence against God so clearly. (religion-online.org)
An intelligible and a truly universal religion would require this broader basis for faith. (religion-online.org)