Deism is a rational, naturalistic (non-revelatory) approach to belief in the Ultimarte Creator. A product of Humanism, many of the US Founding Fathers were Deists.
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Deists believe that God created the universe but hasn't interacted since.
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Deists believe a God (or Gods) exist. Atheists do not. Deists tend to believe God is a rational explanation for the existence of the universe, but rarely if ever intervenes in its operation.
Since the position of deism is that God has no involvement with the universe other than having created it, they do not believe that God has prepared any kind of reward or punishment for the afterlife either. Deists do not expect an afterlife.
No, you do not have to believe in miracles to believe in God. Some of America's Founding Fathers were deists. Deists believe that the creator God, having created the world, takes no further interest in his creation and performs no miracles. Of course, the fact that miracles do not really happen is more naturally aligned with a belief that there is no God at all.
The word is originally from the Latin word deus. This is the word for god in Latin. Deists are people who believe there is a higher power, but it is not necessarily the Christian god.
Deist. Deists believe god created the world then stepped back. He does not intervene in the world today. Incidentally the founding fathers of America where deists, not Christians.
A theist believes in a personal god that is actively involved in the world and in people's lives, while a deist believes in a more abstract, impersonal god who created the universe but does not intervene in its affairs.
In deism, events are typically seen as happening due to natural laws rather than God's direct intervention. However, some deists may believe that coincidences could be a result of divine planning or a higher power guiding events in subtle ways. Ultimately, the view on coincidences may vary among individual deists.
Not at all, Deists are actually called atheists by the more traditional theists. Deists believe that there was a Creator who created the world out of nothing, but that He does not reveal Himself in anyway, after that. There are no miracles, nothing supernatural. God just started the world, like a wind-up toy and then left it go.Catholics believe in a revealed religion, first that God revealed Himself in the Old Testament to the Jews, then the fulfillment of His revelation came with His Son's incarnation as Our Blessed Lord, who taught, suffered, and died for us on the cross.
natural laws, set by the Creator, govern the operation of the Universe