(March 8, 2017 at 6:20 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote:(March 8, 2017 at 5:39 pm)Jesster Wrote: A deist is a theist, though. They fit the definition of theism.
Not really, for the same reason that pantheism isn't a subcategory of theism.
It can be, but not necessarily. Depends on which variation of the meaning of theism you are intending. As I was discussing with Jester. Although I might agree with you then, that only loosely so. If someone is using a different but valid variation of the term, I don't think that jumping their shit about it is very useful.
Interestingly eneough, I did hear from a Hindu today, that one can be an atheist or agnostic, and still be a Hindu. Which now that I think about it, may support your case.
