Deism
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| + | "The history of [[deism]] has usually been written as the history of a great debate — a debate the deists lost. The procedure seems reasonable , and the verdict just. From the end of the [[1690s]], when the vehement response to [[John Toland]]'s ''[[Christianity Not Mysterious]]'' (1696) started the deist debate, to the end of the [[1740s]] when the tepid response to [[Conyers Middleton|Middleton's]] ''[[Free Inquiry]]'' signalized its close [...]"--''[[Deism; an Anthology]]'' (1968) [[Peter Gay]] | ||
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| '''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. | '''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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| * [[American Enlightenment]] | * [[American Enlightenment]] | ||
| * [[Christian deism]] | * [[Christian deism]] | ||
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"The history of deism has usually been written as the history of a great debate — a debate the deists lost. The procedure seems reasonable , and the verdict just. From the end of the 1690s, when the vehement response to John Toland's Christianity Not Mysterious (1696) started the deist debate, to the end of the 1740s when the tepid response to Middleton's Free Inquiry signalized its close [...]"--Deism; an Anthology (1968) Peter Gay |
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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
