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Deists-why do you believe this way?

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Deists-why do you believe this way?
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#11
RE: Deists-why do you believe this way?
March 22, 2014 at 4:00 pm
I'm not obligated to prove myself to you nor do I feel I should go out of my way to satisfy you.
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RE: Deists-why do you believe this way?
March 22, 2014 at 4:03 pm
So much for intellectual arguments Wink Shades
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RE: Deists-why do you believe this way?
March 22, 2014 at 4:39 pm
(March 19, 2014 at 11:30 pm)heathendegenerate Wrote: deism views the afterlife as.. ? Give a better answer. So, it's how you treat the nature of god afterwards? What does that mean?

(I've read wikipedia, I just want a better description.)

The reason you likely find the answer to be unsatisfactory is because deists don't have an organized religion.
We don't have a book to follow and don't want one. Why the interest in the afterlife?
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RE: Deists-why do you believe this way?
March 22, 2014 at 5:18 pm
(March 19, 2014 at 7:18 pm)heathendegenerate Wrote: Im almost a Deist..sell me on it..

My beliefs are very deistic....but I wouldn't call myself a deist.

I believe what I believe because of what I observe, the world around me seems to be a product of intellect.
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RE: Deists-why do you believe this way?
March 22, 2014 at 5:20 pm
(March 22, 2014 at 5:18 pm)Heywood Wrote:
(March 19, 2014 at 7:18 pm)heathendegenerate Wrote: Im almost a Deist..sell me on it..

My beliefs are very deistic....but I wouldn't call myself a deist.

I believe what I believe because of what I observe, the world around me seems to be a product of intellect.

Is that the only reason?
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RE: Deists-why do you believe this way?
March 22, 2014 at 7:16 pm
(March 22, 2014 at 5:18 pm)Heywood Wrote:
(March 19, 2014 at 7:18 pm)heathendegenerate Wrote: Im almost a Deist..sell me on it..

My beliefs are very deistic....but I wouldn't call myself a deist.

I believe what I believe because of what I observe, the world around me seems to be a product of intellect.

You are a damn deist. You also sound like an idealist which can be deistic.
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RE: Deists-why do you believe this way?
March 22, 2014 at 7:25 pm
Deists are atheists who simply cannot let go with both hands.
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RE: Deists-why do you believe this way?
March 22, 2014 at 7:52 pm (This post was last modified: March 22, 2014 at 7:53 pm by Tartarus Sauce.)
(March 22, 2014 at 4:03 pm)tor Wrote: So much for intellectual arguments Wink Shades

You ARE donotwant, aren't you?
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RE: Deists-why do you believe this way?
March 22, 2014 at 7:57 pm
(March 22, 2014 at 5:20 pm)tor Wrote:
(March 22, 2014 at 5:18 pm)Heywood Wrote: My beliefs are very deistic....but I wouldn't call myself a deist.

I believe what I believe because of what I observe, the world around me seems to be a product of intellect.

Is that the only reason?

Maybe If I wasn't raised religious I would be an atheist or an agnostic.
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RE: Deists-why do you believe this way?
March 22, 2014 at 8:51 pm
(March 22, 2014 at 7:25 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Deists are atheists who simply cannot let go with both hands.

Perhaps maybe ...

but aren't we a hell of a lot easier to deal with Min Tongue
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