Deism is more rational than traditional theism because it answers the evil question - God doesn't control humans and just set in motion the events that lead to our existence, so god is not guilty.
I still see it as an irrational position because it starts on the premise of incredulity - The universe is too good to be true, our lives are too good to be true, the complexity of humans and the human brain are amazing - Therefore a god created or helped creating all of this.
Most deists are freethinkers and probably don't think very differently from atheists so I don't really have a problem with them - I do dislike it when they claim their position is intellectually superior, because it's like they are trying to eat both halves of the cake ("Fundamentalist atheists are just as bad as fundamentalist theists").
I still see it as an irrational position because it starts on the premise of incredulity - The universe is too good to be true, our lives are too good to be true, the complexity of humans and the human brain are amazing - Therefore a god created or helped creating all of this.
Most deists are freethinkers and probably don't think very differently from atheists so I don't really have a problem with them - I do dislike it when they claim their position is intellectually superior, because it's like they are trying to eat both halves of the cake ("Fundamentalist atheists are just as bad as fundamentalist theists").
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you
