I started this because I didn't want to take over another thread.
You have to understand that I consider myself a Christian, but some of the statements made about these two made me realize that it deserved it's own thread so maybe some of the misunderstandings could be straightened out. If you have a different view about this, please post. I've only started learning about this tonight, so I don't know that much about it yet, but I'm learning.
I found several sites that will explain the difference between the two, but I thought I would only use 2 for right now.
The first site is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism. It starts with this statement:
If you would like to read more, just follow the link above.
The next site I found was http://www.deism.com/deism_defined.htm, which goes more indepth than the other site. It has a great faq about the difference between the two.
Please post your comments on this subject. Also remember, I don't follow either one, so I'm not an expert on them.
You have to understand that I consider myself a Christian, but some of the statements made about these two made me realize that it deserved it's own thread so maybe some of the misunderstandings could be straightened out. If you have a different view about this, please post. I've only started learning about this tonight, so I don't know that much about it yet, but I'm learning.
I found several sites that will explain the difference between the two, but I thought I would only use 2 for right now.
The first site is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism. It starts with this statement:
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| Historical and modern deism is defined by the view that reason, rather than revelation or tradition, should be the basis of belief in God. Deists reject both organized and revealed religion and maintain that reason is the essential element in all knowledge. For a "rational basis for religion" they refer to the cosmological argument (first cause argument), the teleological argument (argument from design), and other aspects of what was called natural religion. Deism has become identified with the classical belief that God created but does not intervene in the world, though this is not a necessary component of deism. |
The next site I found was http://www.deism.com/deism_defined.htm, which goes more indepth than the other site. It has a great faq about the difference between the two.
Please post your comments on this subject. Also remember, I don't follow either one, so I'm not an expert on them.