The role of social networking sites in spreading atheistic ideas

Abstract

This research deals with the phenomenon of atheism through studying the dimensions of this phenomenon from the religious, psychological and social point of view. So that the researchers applied the theoretical concepts and conceptions of researchers in the field of atheism to the Iraqi society, the researchers distributed (200) questionnaire questionnaires on different groups of Iraqi society, and the study reached several results, including:

1-  The research reached to explain the concept of atheism from a linguistic and idiomatic perspective, considering that the atheist is the one who denies the existence of God Almighty and believes that the universe existed without a creator.

2-  There are several reasons that led to the spread of this phenomenon in societies, including the environment in which an atheist originates and which has a great role in building his behaviors and beliefs in God Almighty, as well as religious and social militancy that leads to alienation of persons from religion.

3-  Most of the respondents noted that the phenomenon of atheism is spreading among members of Iraqi society.

4-  The results of the theoretical and field studies showed that the atheists suffer from some psychological problems represented by depression, anxiety, discomfort and reassurance.

5-  The results showed that social media has a great role in spreading the phenomenon of atheism in Iraqi society, providing atheists with platforms to communicate their thoughts and suspicions.