Like Gerrish, I would rather argue
with Deists than with deconstructionists.
the problem
with deists is that you claim to believe in god... which is incorrect!
Not exact matches
All around us, Christian or not,
deist or not, there are people filled
with drive, desire, a positive outlook, and wonderful compassion.
Chris as a
Deist I do not agree
with your Christian perspective.
SkyVic Seems you are out of touch
with modern
Deists.
The
deist perspective strikes me as reasonable, while none of the Abrahamic religions, and none of the ancient European religions strike me as having a credible basis (I'm not familiar
with most others).
i have my inner peace
with that worldview and i communicate this worldview
with other people (preferably
deists).
Today I'd say I'm agnostic — generally of the atheist opinion but sometimes wishful
deist — socially Christian
with a strong affinity for Buddhist philosophy.
The
deist often identifies
with the watchmaker analogy: once the watchmaker (God if you will) creates the watch and winds it up, it then starts running according to plan and does not require the watchmaker's further intervention.
«They» came here, played around
with our DNA and then left... For those who believe that God still exist, it's their right to believe just as it's the right of an atheist to not believe, just as it's a
deist's right to believe.
There could be
Deist religions that are compatible
with science.
All of the atheists I know are very successful people in both lives, loves and careers whilst most of the
deists I know are divorced, unhappy
with their families and jobs.
Many of them considered themselves to be
Deists because they were not comfortable
with Christianity.
Jefferson was a
Deist - Unitarian who fathered children
with his slave, Sally Hemmings.
They are referring to the
deist god - a god that created, then had nothing more to do
with the whole mess.
which seems to imply a 10 %
Deist viewpoint, and 90 % Interventionist viewpoint
with only positive actions.
seems to also imply a 90 %
Deist opinion,
with a God that intervenes
with negative and positive actions....
Theist,
deist, agnostic, atheist, believer in a god figure, yes a god but not one that interferes
with the lives of humans, don't really know if there is a god, there is no evidence of god therefore there is no god.
He then traces how this inwardness developed through Christian,
Deist and Enlighten - ment forms, until the Romantic movement tried to reconnect individual consciousness
with the world of nature.
Hey CNN, how bout showcasing companies run by atheists or those
with an agnostic or
deist bent?
It is also important to note the dates of their writings on this subject because many of them became more
Deist with age.
A Deistic god that has no interaction
with the universe is by definition useless to believe in even if one exists, and no I am not claiming you are a
deist.
Among them the primary shapers of the Consti - tution were
Deists and Christians
with a small number of Atheists,
with the others being excluded largely because they for the most part weren't drawn from the ranks of white male landowners.
SBNR includes: — Believers in «traditional» religions (like Christianity but who don't have a particular denominational affilliation)-- Believers in a higher power (but not an anthropomorphic God) like the
Deists — Believers in new - agey pick - and - choosey cafeteria style religion
with a bit of this and a bit of that eg: (hippy Jesus + reincarnation + feng shui)-- Believers who don't want to be associated
with the «organized religion» label — Non-believers who don't want to be perceieved as «non-spiritual» (rather much like this topic)-- Non-believers who don't want to be associated
with the «agnostic» or «atheist» labels — and «other»
† Ad hominem † Ad hominem † Ad hominem † Conjecture † Ad hominem † Ad hominem † Conjecture † Confusing association
with causation † Conjecture † Confusing association
with causation † hasty generalization † hasty generalization † hasty generalization † hasty generalization † Ad hominem (The French Revolution was also inspired by something you might believe in called the American Revolution that was led by
Deists, Christians and Freethinkers.)
Most of the Founders were
Deists, which is to say they thought the universe had a creator, but that he does not concern himself
with the daily lives of humans, and does not directly communicate
with humans, either by revelation or by sacred books.
The mild
deists such as Franklin and Jefferson were in agreement
with the Christian revivalists on many things.
Thus the first victories for religious liberty were won in those states where revival Christians combined
with mild
deists to overthrow the entrenched clergy.
I also know some
Deists that do not agree
with what that website you reference says.
The most common religion listed on the site is «none,» closely followed by atheist and agnostic,
with a few Christians, Jews, and an occasional
deist, pantheist, or humanist in the mix.
I have been a atheist for about a year now I was a theist /
deist / christian when i believed and had good ways to rationalize it
with the bible.
Deists differ from theists in that their God does not answer prayers, is not interested in sins or confessions, does not read our thoughts and does not intervene
with capricious miracles.
If AGW climastrology is a religion
with CO2 as its god, «luke warmers» are the
deists who believe in it, but see its involvement as minimal.