2006-11-22 13:42:08 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't think so. There are people whose are awed by the greatness of the universe and see it as beyond natural explanations. A fair sized portion of these folks are simultaneously appalled at the idea that anyone could accept the scriptural god - a vain, tyrannical, and violent deity - as the force responsible for the universe.
So while they reject the notion of a personal god as patently absurd, they hold to the notion of a primal force. and hey! if it was good enough for most of our founding fathers, it ought to be good enough for some of their intellectual children.
2006-11-22 13:58:00 · answer #1 · answered by JAT 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Deism was never going to be a large organised religion because it doesn't demand anything of people - its something that can so easily be just a private personal beleif.
In that form it will possibly always exist - but as more than that it doesn't serve much function.
2006-11-22 21:46:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antony Flew, one of the most influential atheist philosophers of the 20th century, just became a deist. This many atheists very upset. Maybe it is a sign deism is on the rise.
2006-11-22 21:49:40 · answer #3 · answered by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As hard as the followers of the Abrahamic religions try, they can never kill Deism. As long as we have logic, reason, and science, Deism will never die.
2006-11-22 21:45:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes it's dying . Deism doesn't confuse or persuade as much.
In the age of tech. education and communication as well as
monotheism are both on the way out this millennium will continue to diminish the superstitious and mindless memoid
structures of the past till they become extinct . so lets hope so!
2006-11-22 21:53:03 · answer #5 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deism makes just as much sense as any other "God" explanation, so it shouldn't be.
2006-11-22 21:43:40 · answer #6 · answered by . 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That will never happen, not because it's right or wrong, but just that you'll never get everyone to believe the same thing
2006-11-22 21:45:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea, sadly, it died out with philosophy. Let's hope for a ressurection. Oh, wait, deists don't believe in that :(
2006-11-22 21:53:26 · answer #8 · answered by Tofu Jesus 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. I am Deist, and there are several Deist websites.
2006-11-22 21:50:53 · answer #9 · answered by The Doctor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ummm if it was would deists be here??
2006-11-22 21:43:54 · answer #10 · answered by impossble_dream 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋