Gaps in theistic arguments. Secular theism vs religious theism

[robvalue]

I totally agree. Deism, or non-religious theism are by far the most rational forms of theism. If you feel that there is some sort of God, then going beyond that to "know" all this stuff about it based on books and oral myths is just storytelling. I suppose people want a god they can relate to, so they give it a human character and a backstory. It would be great if people did not feel the need to do this, and to presume to speak for the intentions of this intelligence, if it exists (or did exist).

And for sure, this type of theism is much easier to defend than religious claims, which just throw non sequiturs everywhere and rely on "faith" (accepting things as true based on no evidence). It is also far less harmful.