The question can go both side by simply changing the word "Theist" to "Atheist. In a debate, all sides have already taken a stand, and trying to change his/her stand to agree with you, or you agreeing with the other side, is just a waste of time
The word theist means someone who believes in a god.
Charles Voysey - theist - was born in 1828.
He is a theist - he describes himself as a Muslim.
Charles Voysey - theist - died in 1912.
A theist is one who believes in God. The opposite term is atheist, who is one who does not believe in God.
Richard Dreyfuss has described himself as a believer in God, but does not affiliate with any specific religion. This would classify him as a theist.
A deist or theist.
Theist is the word you would use, as opposed to atheist. Religious people can be theists as well, but theist is as general as you can get.
The antonym of atheist is theist. An atheist is someone who does not believe that god(s) exist, or that there is no reason to believe that they exist. A theist is someone who believes that god(s) exist and that there is sufficient reason to believe that they exist.
God is not a Theist. He is the object of belief for theists. The common definition of a theist is one who holds a belief in the existence of at least one god - nothing more, nothing less. God is outside of time and space as we know it - and is the only True God and the creator of all that is seen and unseen- there are no others - he cannot be a theist as there is no "god" for him to believe in. And to say that he is a theist would be blasphemy - as one would cast doubt on God's assertion there are no gods but Me (Exodus 20:3)!
A theist
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