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Subject: Re: I am a deist. Author: XOX [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 11:08:43 11/02/04 Tue In reply to: Liberal 's message, "I am a deist." on 10:53:14 11/02/04 Tue Definition fo Deism from Wikipedia Deism is belief in a God or first cause based on reason rather than faith, distinguishing it from theism. Deism is usually synonymous with "natural religion" in 18th century Enlightenment writings. Deism originated in 17th century Europe, gaining popularity in the 18th century Enlightenment especially in America as a modernist movement inspired by the success of the scientific method. Deists emphasize the exclusive application of reason and personal experience to religious questions. Deism is concerned with those truths which humans can discover through a process of reasoning, independent of any claimed divine revelation through scripture or prophets. Most Deists believe that God does not interfere with the world or create miracles. Deism and Theism are closely related and this sometimes leads to controversy. The root of the word "deism" is from the Latin "deus", while the root of the word "theism" comes from the Greek "theos", both meaning "god" in English. In practice there are a range of beliefs encompassed by both Theism and Deism, however Theism can include faith or revelation as a basis for belief while Deism can include only belief which can be substantiated through reason. Anyway, those points seem to be good points to advertise Unitarian Universalism. Do you think so? Yes. Sure. How did you make a link to appear in words? To make a link to word. Type the following but replaced () with < >. (a href=URL)Words you like to be linked(/a) [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]