If Deism teaches a belief in God, then what is the difference between Deism and the other religions.?

Question

The Difference between Deism and other religions like Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, etc is Deism is based on nature and reason, not "revelation." All the other religions (with the possible exception of Taoism, although superstition does play a role in both Buddhism and Taoism) make claim to special divine revelation or they have requisite "holy" books. Deism has neither. In Deism there is no need for a preacher, priest or rabbi. All one needs in Deism is their own common sense and the creation to contemplate.

No Abel there is no sin or repentence. Those words are man made. The only "rules" you have are to try to live an ethical and honorable life. Common sense, in other words.

Answer 1

No book....no leader....and yet we still manage to get along with each other.

We understand the basics of an ever-changing life, and we know better than to think we know it all.

We appreciate the natural ebb and flow of nature....and we respect the exquisiteness of the perfectly choreographed designer.

Of course there's a Source of Creation.....how else is this world and universe fully explained? If Science has it all figured out.....they could at least stop researching anything more. Ahhh...but they continue to research, because they do not have it figured out yet.

Answer 2

As you can plainly see people get scared when they are not told what to do or how to think. Deism allows one to view God in his most natural form. All one has to do is read a few books from the bible to see the atrocities and murder that the biblical God has handed out. Mankind has made it's peace by war and they like a God of war as well. It's easy to say Deism is lacking this or lacking that when you don't apply any thought to what God is about.

Answer 3

The question of gnosis is not any rely if or no longer the guy believes wisdom would be had of the existence or non-existence of a deity. Agnostics carry that absolute wisdom won't be in a position on hand of the respond. Gnostics carry that absolute wisdom would be had of the respond. Atheist: there is not any deity, OR, i do no longer have faith in a deity. (there's a distinction) Deist: there's a deity, in spite of the incontrovertible fact that, it has on no account printed itself to mankind, nor intervened interior the universe (no miracles, no revelations, no prophets, no holy texts, and so on) Pantheist: the whole sum of existence is itself deific. Theist: there's a deity which has in some way printed itself to mankind and/or intervened interior the universe. be conscious the two spectrums are distinctive -- it quite is achievable to be an agnostic atheist, an agnostic theist, and so on.

Answer 4

I'm really not in the least religious, but in the very unlikely event that should decide to become so, I would prefer Deism. it, at least, is based upon Reason and not Faith.

I applaud their critique of the bible and also their suggestions as to how one should live ones life. However, since I would need to believe in a God to join their ranks, there is no chance of that they will shortly be receiving me as a convert.

Answer 5

I've always understood Deism to be like the Unitarians...

Like basically, it doesn't matter how you "see" God because all the religions are trying to get us to the same good place.

Which coincidentally, is also like Baha'i religion... but they go so far as to say that Jesus, Mohammad, and Buddha were just apostles of their religion and that none of them are more important than another...

Answer 6

Deism is the belief in a creator, plain and simple. There is no elaboration on the creator's personal involvement with the creation.

Theism on the other hand believes in a more personal creator, through any of several means such as miracles, commandments, covenants, and decrees.

Answer 7

I just wanted to add that deism isn't a religion.
I agree with what else you had to say.

Answer 8

Deism says God created us, but has had no more to do with us. He wound the world up like a wind-up monkey and let it go. It's like the missing link between belief and disbelief.

Answer 9

Not very much. According to Blount, Deism believes that there exists one supreme God,
who is chiefly to be worshipped;
that the principal part of such worship consists in piety and virtue;
that we must repent of our sins and that, if we do so, God will pardon us;
that there are rewards for good men and punishments for evil men both here and hereafter.

On the other hand, Christianity is a supernatural religion and the only absolute one; in a sense, the oldest, for the Church is not an afterthought, but instituted by God in the fullness of time, and containing a revelation of Himself, which all to whom it has been adequately presented are bound under pain of eternal loss to accept (Mark, xvi, 16), offering to all, who are sincere in seeking, the solution of all the world's problems; enabling human nature to rise to the sublimest heights and "to play the immortal"; full itself of mysteries and Divine paradoxes, as bringing the Infinite into contact with the finite; the one bond of civilization, the one condition of progress, the one hope of humanity. Its fortunes have been the fortunes of its Founder; "not all obey the gospel" (Rom., x, 16). The Jews rejected Christ in spite of the evidence of prophecy and miracle; the world rejects the Church of Christ, the "city set upon a hill", conspicuous though she be through the notes that proclaim her Divine. What men call the failure of Christianity is no proof that it is not God's final revelation. It only makes evident how real is human liberty and how grave human responsibility. Christianity is furnished with all the necessary evidence to create conviction of its truth, given goodwill. - "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear".

Peace and blessings!

Answer 10

I was going to answer the question but I see you already posted the answer. I tell ya this whole Question and Answer category should be renamed because it is anything but that.