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| - | '''Deism''' is a [[Religion|religious]] and [[philosophical]] belief that a [[supreme being]] created the [[universe]], and that this (and religious truth in general) can be determined using reason and observation of the [[Nature|natural world]] alone, without a need for either faith or organized religion. Deists tend to, but do not necessarily, reject the notion of divine interventions in human affairs, such as by miracles and [[revelation]]s. These views contrast with a dependence on revelations, miracles, and faith found in many [[Jewish]], [[Christian]], [[Islam]]ic and other [[Theism|theistic]] teachings. | + | '''Deism''' in the [[philosophy of religion]] is the standpoint that [[reason]] and observation of the [[Nature|natural world]], without the need for organized religion, can determine that the [[universe]] is a creation and has a creator. Furthermore, the term often implies that this supreme being does not intervene in human affairs or suspend the natural laws of the universe. [[List of deists|Deists]] typically reject supernatural events such as [[prophecy]] and [[miracles]], tending to assert that a god (or "[[Great Architect of the Universe|the Supreme Architect]]") does not alter the universe by (regularly or ever) intervening in the affairs of human life. This idea is also known as the [[Clockwork universe theory]], in which a god designs and builds the universe, but steps aside to let it run on its own. Deists believe in the existence of a god without any reliance on revealed religion, religious authority or [[holy books]]. Two main forms of deism currently exist: classical deism and modern deism. |
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| - | [[List of deists|Deists]] typically reject most supernatural events ([[prophecy]], [[miracles]]) and tend to assert that God (or "[[Great Architect of the Universe|The Supreme Architect]]") has a plan for the universe that is not altered either by God intervening in the affairs of human life or by suspending the natural laws of the universe. What organized religions see as divine revelation and [[holy books]], most deists see as interpretations made by other humans, rather than as authoritative sources. | + | * [[American Enlightenment]] |
| - | + | * [[Christian deism]] | |
| - | Deism became prominent in the 17th and 18th centuries during the [[Age of Enlightenment]], especially in what is now the [[United Kingdom]], [[France]], [[United States]] and [[Ireland]], mostly among those raised as [[Christian]]s who found they could not believe in either a [[Trinity|triune God]], the [[divinity]] of Jesus, [[miracles]], or the [[Biblical inerrancy|inerrancy of scriptures]], but who did believe in [[monotheism|one god]]. Initially it did not form any congregations, but in time deism strongly influenced other religious groups, such as [[Unitarianism]] and [[Universalism]], which developed from it. It continues to this day in the forms of classical deism and modern deism. | + | * [[Ceremonial deism]] |
| - | + | * [[Ietsism]] | |
| + | * [[Infinitism]] | ||
| + | * [[List of deists]] | ||
| + | * [[Religious affiliations of Presidents of the United States]] | ||
| + | ** [[George Washington and religion]] | ||
| + | * [[Theistic evolution]] | ||
| + | * [[Transcendentalism]] | ||
| + | * [[Unitarian Universalism]] | ||
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Deism in the philosophy of religion is the standpoint that reason and observation of the natural world, without the need for organized religion, can determine that the universe is a creation and has a creator. Furthermore, the term often implies that this supreme being does not intervene in human affairs or suspend the natural laws of the universe. Deists typically reject supernatural events such as prophecy and miracles, tending to assert that a god (or "the Supreme Architect") does not alter the universe by (regularly or ever) intervening in the affairs of human life. This idea is also known as the Clockwork universe theory, in which a god designs and builds the universe, but steps aside to let it run on its own. Deists believe in the existence of a god without any reliance on revealed religion, religious authority or holy books. Two main forms of deism currently exist: classical deism and modern deism.
See also
- American Enlightenment
- Christian deism
- Ceremonial deism
- Ietsism
- Infinitism
- List of deists
- Religious affiliations of Presidents of the United States
- Theistic evolution
- Transcendentalism
- Unitarian Universalism
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