Approach of Atheists and Deists to Religion: A Psycho-Sociological Research on University Students
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2018
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Karabuk Univ
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
This study deals with changing views and attitudes of individuals towards creator and religion. Apart from this, we analyzed the reasons behind the change of opinions. In this paper, we also investigated in a psychosocial approach what lies in the background of that through which atheists and deists adopted this understanding. After we briefly explained the terms atheism and deism we inquired about the family relations of respondents beginning from their childhood and puberty ages. We asked the respondents whether they are informed by families and the frequency of their practising the duties of past religious affiliates which is followed by sceptical manner about the religion adhered questioning if they experienced any traumatic event and examined the circumstances that motivated them to be atheists or deists. We also sought to determine similarities and differences between atheists and deists in terms of the way of thinking. This research has been prepared within the frame of the interviews carried out with 25 volunteers, 15 of whom were atheists and 10 deists. Some of the interviews were recorded after the consent of the interviewees had been obtained. As per the right of privacy and the request of the subjects, their universities, identity and personal information have been kept confidential. Nevertheless, they have been given nicknames to be used exclusively in this research.
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Atheism, Deism, Perception of God, Perception of Religion, Change of Belief, Conversion
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Tarih Kültür Ve Sanat Araştırmaları Dergisi-Journal of History Culture and Art Research
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7
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