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what do non/anti-religion Deists and Theists believe ?
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what do non/anti-religion Deists and Theists believe ?
November 14, 2015 at 2:14 pm (This post was last modified: November 14, 2015 at 3:25 pm by jenny1972.)
Smile just wanted to start a thread to see what Deists and non religious theists believe about God and religions just curious really thought it would be interesting to hear from deists and theists about God and spiritual concepts im not too knowledgeable about deists and what they believe and talking to deists people about beliefs is better than just googling deist . so if anyone knows any deists or anti religion theists what have they told you about their beliefs about God or concepts of spirituality  like life after death eternity infinity and everything else if you believe in any of that at all . in other words "define God"  rob you should like this thread lol 

i dont have any complete definition of God or presume anything about God so in a way im agnostic everything religion says about God is human creation we are not capable of accurately perceiving/defining God but we can get inspiration from God but thats not the same as thinking we are able to imagine God correctly .
Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today   FSM Grin   Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you will join us And the world will be as one  - John Lennon

The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also  - Mark Twain
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RE: what do non/anti-religion Deists and Theists believe ?
November 14, 2015 at 2:51 pm
Or better yet how does one believe in something for which there is no good, quality reason for?
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November 14, 2015 at 2:54 pm
(November 14, 2015 at 2:51 pm)SpecUVdust Wrote: Or better yet how does one believe in something for which there is no good, quality reason for?

a theist would say they do have good reason to believe in God but if deists do not believe humans can have a relationship with God at all i wonder why they do believe in God .
Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today   FSM Grin   Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you will join us And the world will be as one  - John Lennon

The easy confidence with which I know another man's religion is folly teaches me to suspect that my own is also  - Mark Twain
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November 14, 2015 at 2:59 pm
Exactly right. So then theists. A theists only "good" reason is that it makes them feel good. If we all carried out our lives doing only what made us feel good, we would all be dead.
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November 14, 2015 at 3:14 pm
(November 14, 2015 at 2:59 pm)SpecUVdust Wrote: Exactly right. So then theists. A theists only "good" reason is that it makes them feel good. If we all carried out our lives doing only what made us feel good, we would all be dead.

Really. The only reason for believing in god is fuzzy feelings? I would've thought that some people actually interpret reality differently than others.
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November 14, 2015 at 3:18 pm (This post was last modified: November 14, 2015 at 3:21 pm by jenny1972.)
(November 14, 2015 at 2:59 pm)SpecUVdust Wrote: Exactly right. So then theists. A theists only "good" reason is that it makes them feel good. If we all carried out our lives doing only what made us feel good, we would all be dead.

i agree believing should be based on experience and not faith in what other people tell them is true / belief in God through religious training people should base their beliefs on evidence not taking another person word for it . the reason christianity is so popular is their faith based ideaology
Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today   FSM Grin   Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you will join us And the world will be as one  - John Lennon

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November 14, 2015 at 3:22 pm
How else does one learn of "God" other than somebody told them?
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RE: what do non/anti-religion Deists and Theists believe ?
November 14, 2015 at 3:24 pm
The bible? Research the historicity of the bible.

Revelation from God? Demonstrate
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November 14, 2015 at 3:32 pm
Christianity popular?!? Say that after visiting some other countries. Point is people "like" their religion because of indoctrination or as you said religious training. But it's more than that, they're also trained to not think
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November 14, 2015 at 3:33 pm
So Jenny, you are a theist?
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