The Analysis of the Dysfunctional or Absent Father Figure in Children's Atheism

Denial of God is due to two types of cognitive or argumentative and non- cognitive or non-argumentative factors. The non- cognitive factors of atheism manifest themselves in various psychological, social, political, and economic forms. The question for this article is that does the physical absence of father or his dysfunction and corruption, as a non- cognitive factor, play a role in denial of God by children in adulthood or not? This research has done by descriptive-analytical method and explored the reason for the connection between these two from various dimensions. Finally, it has evaluated and criticized it with a critical review and analytical method. The result of this research is this: a) Many of God's denials in adulthood, especially in Western Christian societies, are rooted in one's childhood and subconscious factors, including the lack of a father or a good father. b) However we can not ignore other factors and also the ineffectiveness or less effectiveness of this factor in other societies and cultures.