Here's What Deism Really Is

Deism is a well-established theology with a long history. It is said to originate in the Age of Enlightenment, according to Wikipedia, but it could be argued that it goes all the way back to the days of the great Greek philosophers. It was popular with several of the American Founding Fathers, including Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and more, and is experiencing a resurgence. Thomas Paine once said “God exists, and there it lies.” This brilliant man summed up Deist theology in a single sentence, and demonstrated the simplicity...

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Understanding the God of Panendeism

How God Interacts in Different Theologies The Theistic God In Theism, we typically find God watching us from some metaphysical realm outside our own universe. Despite living in an alternate sphere, the Theistic God is often though to be aware of everything, as well as very involved in our material lives. Because of this direct relationship with humans, it seems that the God of theism would have to be either cruel and unwilling to help...

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A Panendeist's Explaination of Why Evil Exists

To understand why bad things happen, we must first imagine a world without them. What Would Life Look Like Without Evil? To understand why evil happens, I think we must first ask ourselves, what would the world look like if it was absolutely perfect? If you just scratch the top of that though experiment, you'll probably get some very positive imagery, maybe some picture of you running through a meadow under a perfectly blue sky, but,...

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Gaining Deeper Understanding of Deism

Below are a list of articles on this website related Deism and similar subjects. In my view the term is often abused and very vague, often representing hostility towards revealed religions such as Judaism and Christianity. I invite the reader to explore the many views of Deism and draw their own conclusion pro or con. I also encourage the reader to explore the many facets of evolution at my Evolution Versus Creationism Archive. As Ben Franklin noted in a letter to Ezra Stiles in 1790 (Salisbury, Dorothy Cleaveland. "Religion: As the Leaders...

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