Introduction to deism

[Yahya Sulaiman]

My beliefs have been sort of floating in no man's land lately, but as it stands I am a deist. A lot of people in America, and probably elsewhere, don't know about deism, so let me tell you here.

Deism is a system of philosophy that rejects organized religion while maintaining that God exists. That's deism in a nutshell. Generally speaking, deists will also consider reason to be the purest and best method for determining truth, and historically the teleological arguments for God's existence have always been a staple of ours.

Most of the founding fathers of America were deists, as was Albert Einstein and Carl Sagan (who, to be fair, frequently seemed to waver uneasily between deism, agnosticism and atheism).

If you have any questions about deism, I'll be glad to answer them.

[Darkyl]

Peace American Deist,

From what you said, I assume you don't have any specific religious book or tradition as reference.
But you believe in the existance of a God (or multiple Gods?).

What are you basing your faith upon?
Do you believe in God because you think there are enough proof in the observable world or because you "feel" it?

I'd like to know more about it.
Thanks.

Peace

[Darkyl]

Peace American Deist,

From what you said, I assume you don't have any specific religious book or tradition as reference.
But you believe in the existance of a God (or multiple Gods?).

What are you basing your faith upon?
Do you believe in God because you think there are enough proof in the observable world or because you "feel" it?

I'd like to know more about it.
Thanks.

Peace

[Yahya Sulaiman]

As I said, reasoning is considered by deists to be the way to go about determining things, although nowhere is it etched in stone that we are not permitted to have mystical experiences. It's just that reasoning takes precedence wherever possible. I've heard of a trend called "emotional deism" that you might want to research--it has to do with emotional faith and all that.

I myself have carefully studied the debates about God's existence and concluded that God (likely) exists. Now the attributes of God are a little hazy to me, but I can tell from personal experience that God is at least somewhat benevolent to me.

[Yahya Sulaiman]

As I said, reasoning is considered by deists to be the way to go about determining things, although nowhere is it etched in stone that we are not permitted to have mystical experiences. It's just that reasoning takes precedence wherever possible. I've heard of a trend called "emotional deism" that you might want to research--it has to do with emotional faith and all that.

I myself have carefully studied the debates about God's existence and concluded that God (likely) exists. Now the attributes of God are a little hazy to me, but I can tell from personal experience that God is at least somewhat benevolent to me.

[Darkyl]

Peace American Deist,

<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE="1">QUOTE:

I myself have carefully studied the debates about God's existence and concluded that God (likely) exists.</BLOCKQUOTE></FONT>

I'de be happy to know how you came to that conclusion. If you want to share it, of course.

Peace

[Darkyl]

Peace American Deist,

<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT SIZE="1">QUOTE:

I myself have carefully studied the debates about God's existence and concluded that God (likely) exists.</BLOCKQUOTE></FONT>

I'de be happy to know how you came to that conclusion. If you want to share it, of course.

Peace

[Yahya Sulaiman]

That would take a lot of explaining, and I'm too lazy to type so much. If I can figure out how to summarize it, I'll do so.

[Yahya Sulaiman]

That would take a lot of explaining, and I'm too lazy to type so much. If I can figure out how to summarize it, I'll do so.

[Darkyl]

I'm checking the site www.deism.com... I don't know if the opinions expressed on that site match with yours.

I must say that the solutions supporting Deism, as described on that site, violate the very first thing Deism itself exalt: reason.

[Darkyl]

I'm checking the site www.deism.com... I don't know if the opinions expressed on that site match with yours.

I must say that the solutions supporting Deism, as described on that site, violate the very first thing Deism itself exalt: reason.

[Yahya Sulaiman]

I just looked at that website, and it's a pretty poor one, not a good representation of deism. I'll see if I can find a better one for you in the next few days, n'est-ce pas?

[Yahya Sulaiman]

I just looked at that website, and it's a pretty poor one, not a good representation of deism. I'll see if I can find a better one for you in the next few days, n'est-ce pas?

[Yahya Sulaiman]

I haven't forgotten about this topic simply because I'm re-reverting (or however you'd say it). I'll still try to find you some good links in the next day or two.

I am the poster formerly known as American Deist. No, I don't have a little Venus sign to show you. ;-)

[Yahya Sulaiman]

Here's a better site for you, Darkyl:

http://www.religioustolerance.org/deism.htm

I am the poster formerly known as American Deist. No, I don't have a little Venus sign to show you. ;-)