(September 19, 2019 at 12:43 pm)LastPoet Wrote: Well, they are. If they believe in a god that's theism. Even if its an impersonal not meddling god. I refer you to the second law of thought as in:
Deists believe in a god.
Deists are not theists. Theists are the general definition of god believers of any kind.
P -> ~P
Yeah weird one. I think Avicenna was the one that said to those that defy the second law: "I shall punch you in the face and not punch you in the face to know the difference"
ETA: its like someone saying "I am an atheist and believe in god.
If your definition of theism is a belief in any kind of god, then deists are a type of theist.
Though, I really think that arguing definitions is beside the point. Unless we're all pretending to be unclear on what one another is talking about, we know what comes to mind when we think of "theist" and "deist." Usually, they're two quite different pictures. Arguing semantics can get pretty silly. Soon enough we'll be arguing the definition of the word 'definition.'
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
