(March 12, 2015 at 8:43 pm)rasetsu Wrote:(March 12, 2015 at 8:07 pm)SnakeOilWarrior Wrote: Theism does not mean gawd, but the belief in one (or more). If you want to continue making up your own definitions for words, there's absolutely no sense in conversing with you since we won't be using the same language.
Actually, he may have some support for his usage.
From the Oxford English Dictionary:
theism, n.1
Pronunciation: /ˈθiːɪz(ə)m/
Etymology: modern < Greek θεός god + -ism suffix. Compare French théisme (Voltaire).
a. gen. Belief in a deity, or deities, as opposed to atheism.
b. Belief in one god, as opposed to polytheism or pantheism; = monotheism n.
c. Belief in the existence of God, with denial of revelation: = deism n.
d. esp. Belief in one God as creator and supreme ruler of the universe, without denial of revelation: in this use distinguished from deism.
Nope. Every single one of those definitions begins with the words "belief in." Theism is about belief. That last is simply belief in a specific gawd.
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