Deism is a few degrees more rational than theism, but still pretty baseless.
As soon as theists start adding more and more descriptions to their gods, they become more unlikely, according to Bayesian analysis.
The deistic god has only one necessary description; created the universe.
A god that is only responsible for creating the universe, is slightly more likely to argue for than one that: wrote some texts, created a couple of people from dirt and a rib, parted a sea, impregnated a virgin, etc, etc,. This god becomes more unlikely with every additional descriptor.
As soon as theists start adding more and more descriptions to their gods, they become more unlikely, according to Bayesian analysis.
The deistic god has only one necessary description; created the universe.
A god that is only responsible for creating the universe, is slightly more likely to argue for than one that: wrote some texts, created a couple of people from dirt and a rib, parted a sea, impregnated a virgin, etc, etc,. This god becomes more unlikely with every additional descriptor.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
