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is it okay if im a theist but not any religions?
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RE: is it okay if im a theist but not any religions?



It's all up to you, but given what you said, you come close to a deist or panentheistic god, except perhaps the question of whether you believe in an intercessor god or not, and if so, just what that god's intercessions look like. It appears that you don't believe god intercedes in world affairs in the way many Christians do. However, that's not a slam dunk, because there's still a lot of variety in Christianity which may come close to including a conception of god which you can get behind.

The other question is whether your belief needs to align with anyone else's belief or not. This is the question of orthodoxy.b Is orthodoxy of belief an indicator of truth? Some say that orthodoxy is a sign that the important truths have been drained away, and that only in raw, creative belief is the truth maintained.


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is it okay if im a theist but not any religions? - by leodeo - November 20, 2013 at 9:56 am
RE: is it okay if im a theist but not any religions? - by Angrboda - November 20, 2013 at 11:01 am
RE: is it okay if im a theist but not any religions? - by Raven - November 20, 2013 at 12:00 pm

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