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Deist vs Christian debates?
March 12, 2015 at 3:54 pm
Does anyone here know of any debates where a deist debates a Christian, especially debating the Bible being inspired by a god?
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RE: Deist vs Christian debates?
March 12, 2015 at 3:55 pm
I can't recall ever seeing any debate featuring a deist position. Are there any well-known deist debaters?
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RE: Deist vs Christian debates?
March 12, 2015 at 3:58 pm
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RE: Deist vs Christian debates?
March 12, 2015 at 4:25 pm (This post was last modified: March 12, 2015 at 4:26 pm by abaris.)
(March 12, 2015 at 3:54 pm)Pizz-atheist Wrote: Does anyone here know of any debates where a deist debates a Christian, especially debating the Bible being inspired by a god?

I was a deist fot the longest time of my life. My god concept was that of a neutral uncaring force, neither good nor evil. I wouldn't have debated or challenged the bible any differently than I do.
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RE: Deist vs Christian debates?
March 12, 2015 at 5:44 pm (This post was last modified: March 12, 2015 at 5:45 pm by Pizza.)
I'm more interested in what a debate between the Christians and non-religious theists would be like, since the issue isn't whether or not a god exists, but rather whether this being revealed himself/herself/itself to humans via the Bible.

I guess the same could be said of non-Christian theists who believe in miracles but question the resurrection of Jesus and other Christian claims of miracles as the real deal.
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RE: Deist vs Christian debates?
March 12, 2015 at 5:50 pm
What's a non-religious theist supposed to be?
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RE: Deist vs Christian debates?
March 12, 2015 at 5:51 pm
(March 12, 2015 at 5:50 pm)abaris Wrote: What's a non-religious theist supposed to be?
Believes a god exists and is not a member of any religion.
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RE: Deist vs Christian debates?
March 12, 2015 at 5:52 pm
(March 12, 2015 at 5:51 pm)Pizz-atheist Wrote: Believes a god exists and is not a member of any religion.

Then they're deists and not theists.
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RE: Deist vs Christian debates?
March 12, 2015 at 6:01 pm (This post was last modified: March 12, 2015 at 6:02 pm by Pizza.)
(March 12, 2015 at 5:52 pm)abaris Wrote:
(March 12, 2015 at 5:51 pm)Pizz-atheist Wrote: Believes a god exists and is not a member of any religion.

Then they're deists and not theists.
That's a mere verbal dispute. Point is about talking about people who believe in a god and don't believe in religion.
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RE: Deist vs Christian debates?
March 12, 2015 at 6:09 pm
Another name for that might be 'agnostic theism'.
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