question: What did the author of `` The Essence of Christianity '' consider religion to be ?
answer: the outward projection of man 's inward nature
turker_answer: The author of `` The Essence of Christianity '' considered religion to be the outward projection of man 's inward nature .
rule-based: The author of `` The Essence of Christianity '' considered religion to be the outward projection of man 's inward nature .