nemisis_juggernaut writes:
A Deist is a form of Theist.
Im not so sure!
the”ism n : belief in the existence of a god or gods ”
athe”ist n : one who denies the existence of God ”
de”ism n, often cap : a system of thought advocating natural religion based on human morality and reason rather than divine revelation ”
ag”nos”ticadj [Gk agn—stos unknown, unknowable, fr. a- un- + gn—stos known] : of or relating to the belief that the existence of any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and prob. unknowable ”
My idea of a theist is defined as someone who believes in God (or gods, I suppose
) to the extent that they believe that God imagined/created us before we as a species imagined/conceptualized Him (or her).
My idea of an atheist is someone who simply doesnt consider the idea of God (or gods, Easter Bunnies, I.P.U.'s or Santa Claus) on a level worthy of belief. Atheists don't so much deny God as ignore or reject the idea as archaic.
My idea of an agnostic is someone who has never
met or
felt or realized the existance of God yet who remains open to the idea---in that IF God is knowable, the ball is surely in Gods court!
The definition of a deist, however, strikes me as concluding that God is an accepted concept within the parameters of human wisdom and that God is not mysterious or supernatural. The fact that Deists by definition base the origin of the concept of God within the human mind gives me cause to label them outside of strict theistic belief, which would see God (gods) as independant of human thought, reasoning, or definition.
“There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, "All right, then, have it your way” --C.S.Lewis