Deism isn't religion AFAIK ^.
I've known some deists in real life, it always amazes me how they assume they're so intellectually superior. They almost give off an aura of knowing something you don't. Like you say, they seem to think they 'see deeper' than everyone else. Kinda annoying.
Reality is, they don't know anything we don't know. They're just being intellectually dishonest with themselves. It usually comes down to "I want to believe", not "I have reason to believe". But yet, they still act superior. Call them out on it and they usually just say "It's something I can't quite describe".
Just seems like they use cop outs to justify their pointless belief IMHO, but yeah, we point this out and it's like we're attacking them. Honestly, I couldn't give a fuck if you don't label yourself a theist or belong to an organised religion, deists take just as much a leap of faith as any other 'believer', and they shouldn't be given slack just because their label is different.
I've known some deists in real life, it always amazes me how they assume they're so intellectually superior. They almost give off an aura of knowing something you don't. Like you say, they seem to think they 'see deeper' than everyone else. Kinda annoying.
Reality is, they don't know anything we don't know. They're just being intellectually dishonest with themselves. It usually comes down to "I want to believe", not "I have reason to believe". But yet, they still act superior. Call them out on it and they usually just say "It's something I can't quite describe".
Just seems like they use cop outs to justify their pointless belief IMHO, but yeah, we point this out and it's like we're attacking them. Honestly, I couldn't give a fuck if you don't label yourself a theist or belong to an organised religion, deists take just as much a leap of faith as any other 'believer', and they shouldn't be given slack just because their label is different.
