RE: A list of all of God's crimes
June 9, 2012 at 9:50 pm
(This post was last modified: June 9, 2012 at 9:59 pm by Brian37.)
(June 9, 2012 at 9:05 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Are you sure you know what deism is? Based on what you wrote above, I'd say no.Well, since you cant test it in a lab or get a patient on it, I'll relegate it to the woo section of what humanity makes up with no evidence.
There is no need to call nature god or treat it as if it has special qualities. Nature is a process, it is not a god so "Diesm" is nothing more than a step toward atheism and a step away from theism.
Look, the reason people slap that label on themselves is simple. It is nothing more than letting the "mystery of it all" and the "sense of awe" get to you. And also maybe a bit of fear of not having "something to believe in".
If you don't hold a belief in a god, skip the deism altogether. Just study nature and the universe without that label, you don't need it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism
Quote:is a religious philosophy which holds that reason and observation of the natural world, without the need for organized religion, can determine that the universe is the product of an intelligent creator.
According to this, like I said, one is still postulating a thinking being in as a cause. The fact the people who slap this label on themselves and claim they don't need organized religion doesn't change that. Like I said, woo light.
