Old Style Evie/Why "gods" are bullshit.

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The biggest problem comes with people's refusal to stop after "creator of our reality". Seriously. Stop there, and we can talk sensibly. Wibble on for another hour about all these ridiculous qualities it is supposed to have and awards it has given itself, what it's not made out of, and a list of excuses why science can't find it, and the conversation is going to be difficult.

If I summarized the above point as "Deism makes more sense than any form of theism beyond that." would you find  that to be a fair representation of it?

I think that's a good summary, yes

But I find even the word "deism" is loaded because it implies not just a creator, but a deity. What the difference is, I have no idea. But I doubt many people would call me a deity for creating artificial realities such as computer programs, which may somehow become sentient. I'm not sure exactly what the average deist thinks and whether it is more than just a creator.