(October 12, 2013 at 11:37 am)DeistPaladin Wrote: As a deist, I look at the universe, from the micro to the macro, and see a grand machine. I reflect on human reason and the potential of human civilization, with all the things that have come together in our evolution to make it possible, and I see intent. "God" is simply the enigmatic mind behind it all.
Well, on this we disagree, but thank you for putting your views on deism so eloquently, you answered a few questions I had not yet asked on the topic that I have been wondering about.
When I was young, there was a god with infinite power protecting me. Is there anyone else who felt that way? And was sure about it? but the first time I fell in love, I was thrown down - or maybe I broke free - and I bade farewell to God and became human. Now I don't have God's protection, and I walk on the ground without wings, but I don't regret this hardship. I want to live as a person. -Arina Tanemura
