Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Transformation of Scientific Atheism in the Late USSR and Post-Soviet Russia

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2019 12 (5)
Authors
Farkhitdinov, Valery V.
Contact information
Farkhitdinov, Valery V.: Academy of Tourism and International Relations 17 Marata Str., Ekaterinburg, 620034, Russia;
Keywords
scientific atheism; state ideology; discussion; faith; religion
Abstract

The subject of the research is the destiny of scientific atheism in the transformation of the atheism-based state ideology of Russia. The objective of the research is the analysis of scientific atheism in the late USSR and Russia in the post-Soviet Russia. The article encompasses descriptive, comparative, retrospective analysis methods etc. The field of applying research results is social sciences and humanities. The research concludes that the disputes between atheists and believers heated up in the first two decades of the 21st century, even though conceptually the problem seemed settled. The dispute of atheists and believers belongs more to the conceptual framework, where the parties struggle to clarify the terms of faith and atheism. The argument is aggravated by the latest intrusion of scientific research into the “purely religious matters” and the frequent operation of such religious terms as avatar, god particle, immortality, soul etc. It complicates the demarcation of scientific and religious world outlooks

Pages
780–790
DOI
10.17516/1997–1370–0422
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/110305

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