RE: Question for deists: why is there a Creator?
May 22, 2011 at 1:50 am
(This post was last modified: May 22, 2011 at 1:59 am by DeistPaladin.)
(May 21, 2011 at 2:20 pm)Zenith Wrote: I'm just curios about deists' arguments for the existence of a Creator.
And, hopefully it does not sound foolish: why should there be only one creator?
hopefully this is the right place to post this thread...
When I look at the universe, I see a grand machine, from the micro to the macro. When I reflect on the human mind and how far we've come, how much seemed to come together in our evolution and hope for how far we'll go, I'm convinced this was intended.
Summer Queen asked me about the philosophy of deism. I'd like to add that one difference deism does make is a sense of optimism about the human prospect. I have a sense that the human race is progressively evolving not just biologically but also morally. We're living in a time of technological adolescence, a point that will make or break our species and our civilization. I have faith that reason will triumph, though the last ten years has tested that conviction.
As for why there is only one, because we have a supernaturally tranquil universe, one governed by only one set of laws. If there is more than one mind behind it all, they are acting as one.
(May 21, 2011 at 10:45 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Now, I will agree that the deist god is far less of a prick than yahweh or jesus or allah or any of the other brain farts which mankind has squeezed out however the basic fact remains: Who needs him?
We don't. Deism is more about self-reliance. We already have been given what we need. The rest is up to us.
The theist looking for a caring god should keep looking. Nature's God is a bit of a hard-ass. It ain't gonna carry you on any beach. But that's OK because I've never asked It to do anything more.
(May 21, 2011 at 9:47 pm)Cinjin Cain Wrote: Perhaps Paladin might be interested in enlightening you, but if he's not, visit this website. http://www.deism.com/
Actually, that's not my website.
(May 21, 2011 at 11:10 pm)theVOID Wrote: Then what do you mean by god?
1. Conscious
2. Powerful enough to get the ball rolling
3. May have modified our evolution such that we developed the minds we have
All else is up for grabs.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
