Deism: I don't get it

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It's the omnipotence part which really is the stupidest claim about "God". Of course, there is no grounds to think an omnipotent being is even possible, and even if it were, no reason to think a creator also just happens to be able to do everything. It's childish fantasy.

Now, if religious people weren't making that claim, things get somewhat more defensible. Then it really could be the case that babies getting AIDS is a means to some end we cannot possibly understand, and there is no other way to do it given his power. Still a very paper thin argument, but at least it has some traction. Add omnipotence and everything is ludicrous. Including the idea that there's anything he actually needs to get done that he wouldn't just do instantly. The idea of having a long winded, incredibly slow acting plan is ridiculous. The way theists try and equate him with a parent is mind buggering.