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whats your opinion of Deism?
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whats your opinion of Deism?
I was born to a secular muslim father and a Christian mother. So, there were times when I believed in Allah as a kid and a grown up. As an adult I have also thought that Atheism is the truth for some time.

However its been a while that I have sort of thought about Deism to be most likely the truth. You know on and off. As you learn and open your mind to everything you can end up changing your views more than once. I have any way.

Reason why I don't say Deist Agnostic is because I see Deism as a form of agnosticism.

I have seen Atheists looking at Deism same as they do at Theism. Sure there is an element of faith envolved, however I would argue that since there is no scripture and since we embrace science and reason that it is not same as Theism.

So whats your opinion on Deism?

Thanks

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RE: whats your opinion of Deism?
If someone tells me that they're a deist, it tells me that this person believes in a divine being, but it doesn't really tell me much else. Much beyond that is essentially speculation, but I do usually have more assumptions, but I recognize them as such, meaning that I recognize that those assumptions can just as easily be wrong because it does vary very much with the individual since there is no organized Deistic beliefs to my knowledge.
This assumption is that I assume this person rejects traditional religions but has some desire to keep the idea of a higher power, perhaps as a creator of the universe or just as an observer with some degree of influence.

My opinion of Deism is that has all the benefits of allowing someone to keep their faith in god without needing to cop to the crazier beliefs, like young-earth creationism. This isn't always the case, as I've found, because some simply supplant the organized brand of insanity with their own brand of insanity.
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RE: whats your opinion of Deism?
THEISM: A perfectly reasonable belief,but not one I'm able to share.

It's even been argued that some form of theism may be hard wired into human a beings. Having been around many atheist forums ove the last couple of years, I remain convinced that (generally speaking) our most powerful beliefs have little to do with reason or logic,although both are used to rationalise all beliefs,sometimes validly,often not.

As a student of Anthropology I also remain convinced that theism and religion serve a range of functions, emotional and pragmatic. EG creating a cohesive group for mutual protection and of course social and political power,THE reason for organised religion.-and one of the greatest confidence tricks ever perpetrated on the human race:the invention of priests.
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RE: whats your opinion of Deism?
Deism is essentially the opposite of atheism. As is mentioned above, there isn't much more to it than "I believe there is a god or gods." Therefore, it's not as inherently insane as most supernatural beliefs, which is good.

I can respect the fact that deists don't align themselves will religion, per se. I don't see what leads them to believe in god(s), but that is a separate issue.
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As I've told my good buddy Deist Paladin on another board....deists are atheists who are afraid to let go with the other hand.
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Minimalist Wrote:As I've told my good buddy Deist Paladin on another board....deists are atheists who are afraid to let go with the other hand.

Ha, that pretty much sums up every deist with whom I have come into contact.
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RE: whats your opinion of Deism?
My opinion on deism is that believing in a God who created the universe and then gave us no holy books or moral instructions to follow would be sort of a useless God.

Also, I think that the deistic God is one which doesn't have any personality and emotions. In that sense, it's like believing in a God who exists in the form of a natural, universal law that always existed before the creation of the universe and thus believing in such a God is not very different from believing in M-theory or any other scientific explanation of the universe which are also believed by atheists. Therefore, Min's statement that "deists are atheists who are afraid to let go of the other hand" is a pretty sensible one to me.
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RE: whats your opinion of Deism?
Thanks everyone for your responses.

@Rayaan. Its easier for me to believe that he/she (God) didn't give any instructions outside our consience than to believe that the best example on earth(so called prophet Muhammad) married Aisha at the age that he( Mohammad) did.
Or that you are suposed to be a mafia type organisation(Traditional Islam and other Theism) that kills those who want to break away.

Everyone else. I Supose that Pantheism and Deism are most close to Atheism in it that we fully aknowlege science and reason wich I believe is good.

But no I am not an Atheist, I am a Deist.

Thanks



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RE: whats your opinion of Deism?
Ervin Wrote:I was born to a secular muslim father and a Christian mother. So, there were times when I believed in Allah as a kid and a grown up. As an adult I have also thought that Atheism is the truth for some time.

However its been a while that I have sort of thought about Deism to be most likely the truth. You know on and off. As you learn and open your mind to everything you can end up changing your views more than once. I have any way.

Reason why I don't say Deist Agnostic is because I see Deism as a form of agnosticism.

I have seen Atheists looking at Deism same as they do at Theism. Sure there is an element of faith involved, however I would argue that since there is no scripture and since we embrace science and reason that it is not same as Theism.

So whats your opinion on Deism?

Thanks

I see one major flaw with Deism, it is the same flaw that it shares with Theism. Namely if an complex being created the universe. Then there would necessarily require had to be a even more complex being to create this being.

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#10
RE: whats your opinion of Deism?
Or even more straight to the point: Why make the assumption that god(s) exist?
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