These experiences tend to fade quickly as the experience is just out of reach in our memories. But he claims that some type of memory content always remains in tact. He claims that some of these mysticism's come in variations of higher degree. The supernaturalism and optimism that persuade us gives insight into our lives. These mysticism's give hypotheses and add a supersensuous meaning to the ordinary outward stem of consciousness. They are excitements to the mind as the emotion of love; it gives the facts of life new spirit and new meaning with a new perspective in our active life. .
These things conveyed through William James about mysticism contradict Freud's beliefs. The truth-value of all of these claims can be recognized through psychological nature. Freud asks if there is any reality at all behind religion because religion is derived from human society and those who created these doctrines. These mystical experiences claim to have truth and deception from James, yet Freud feels that the truth-values of these claims have no truth to these mystical experience what so ever. I feel he would say this because Freud is a man of logic and reason. He feels that all of mankind must grow out of their childhood state of life. This process may leave some illusions and wishes but these illusions can be corrected. Freud's belief for faith in science and the acquisition of knowledge through verifiable experience reinforces his doubt of these mystical experiences as basis for religious belief. .
James belief's about Freud's scientific analysis of the origin and persistence of human beings?belief in a Supreme Being is seen as a pessimistic view. James follows his beliefs through his support for his mystical experiences. The state of James?"experiences?come through his sensory perception. These feelings of consciousness include memories and sensations that are hard to recall. The experience is one of unity with information defined as one's self.