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A clock or clockwork mechanism. There was a creator or "grand clockmaker" who set everything in motion but who did not feel it necessary to visit the items set in motion to see how they fared.
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What religion believes that god doesn't effect the world?
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.
How many deist are there in the world?
The total number of deists in the world is estimated at around 60,000
What did Deists argue?
Deists argued that God created the universe but does not intervene in human affairs through miracles or revelations. They believed that reason and natural law were sufficient for understanding the world and living a moral life. Deists rejected organized religion and emphasized individual moral responsibility.
What did the Deists see God as?
Deists believe that God created the universe but hasn't interacted since.
How do deists worship?
Deists typically do not adhere to organized religious practices or rituals. Instead, they believe in a higher power based on reason and observation of the natural world. Worship for deists often involves personal reflection, meditation, and appreciation of the wonders of the universe.
Do Deists believe in Armaggedon?
no
Did the Deists and Catholics have the same thoughts about religion during the enlightenment?
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.
Who believe that the universe runs like a clock?
deists.
What did deists believe about people?
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.
Deists like Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin endorsed the concepts of?
Deists like Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin endorsed the concept of a Supreme Being who created the universe
What group believed that God had no personal concern for man?
Deists
What religion ignores the worship of gods?
A:Deism, a popular belief among the educated elite during the Age of Enlightenment, holds that there is a creator God but that after creating the world, he took no further interest in his creation. Deists see no point in worshipping God. Some of the United States Founding Fathers, notably Thomas Jefferson, were Deists.
