Qualitative Investigation of the Causes of False Mental Imagination about God
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Objectives

Since false beliefs about God have a profound effect on our feelings, behaviors, and interactions with God and other human beings, this study aims to identify the causes of false beliefs about God.

Method

To answer the question, what are the most important factors behind the misconceptions about God? Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 22 undergraduate female students of Meybod University who were selected through purposive sampling with maximum diversity. The data reached the saturation point after interviewing 18 people, but continued to 22 for confidence. After conducting the recorded interviews and proposing the data, the data were interpreted in an interpretive manner and the initial codes were extracted and categorized based on similarities.

Results

Based on the findings of the study, 75 concepts were found in the original coding and 32 categories in the open coding, which were reduced to 52 concepts and 19 categories by eliminating duplicates, which are the causes of incorrect images of god.

Conclusion

The authores conclude that some of the causes of incorrect images of god are as follow: From Empiricism in epistemology, information deficits, comfort loving (pleasure seeking), lack of education, inadequacy, etc.

Language:
Persian
Published:
Irainian Journal of The Knowledge Studies in The Islamic University, Volume:24 Issue: 82, 2020
Pages:
239 to 251
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