What is a dieist?

Question

I saw that word in a lot of answers here and i have no clue what it means, can somebody please explane?

JND - that means, any god? like, a perso who believes in god but has no religion? or ..?

Answer 1

The belief, based solely on reason, in a God who created the universe and then abandoned it, assuming no control over life, exerting no influence on natural phenomena, and giving no supernatural revelation.

Answer 2

A Deist is generally someone who believes that there is a higher power (a god) who created the universe but that power did not send any messengers or inspire any holy books prescribing how (or if) he must be worshiped.

Deists often see all of nature as god inherent in his works.

They don't generally believe that god interferes with life on Earth. They do not believe that Jesus was the son of God.

They don't have a text of what they should or should not do or believe and therefore don't all have the exact same beliefs. They also don't have churches although some are trying to create them. Many join Unitarian churches since their philosophies are similar.

Answer 3

Deism is more of a natural religion rather than a revealed religion. Beists believe that God created the heavens and the earth and everything in them, andinstigated natural laws to govern, but they believe that God is now more of a "hands-off" God - that he set things in motion, and is now allowing his creations to act of their own accord without his influence.

One way to look at this model is as the universe as a machine, built by a creating god yet running on its own principles independent of the interference of the creating god (Deists, however, don't assert that God couldn't interefere, just that he doesn't)

The hope of deism is to free the world from the inconsistencies of superstition and the negativity of fear that are so strongly represented in all of the "revealed" religions such as Judaism, Christianity and Islam. (These religions are called revealed religions because they all make claim to having received a special revelation from God which they pretend, and many of their sincere followers actually believe, their various and conflicting holy books are based on.) When enough people become Deists, reason will be elevated over fear and myth and its positive qualities will become a part of society as a whole. Then, instead of having billions of people chasing after the nonsensical violence promoting myths of the "revealed" religions, people will be centered on their God-given reason which will lead to limitless personal and societal progress!

Answer 4

The following opening paragraphs on "Deism" in Wikipedia give a good definitional summary:

"Deism is a religious philosophy and movement that became prominent in Great Britain, France, and the United States in the 17th and 18th centuries. Deism differs from theism in that according to deism God does not interfere with human life and the laws of the universe.

"Deists typically reject supernatural events (prophecy, miracles) and divine revelation prominent in organized religion, along with holy books and revealed religions that assert the existence of such things. Instead, Deists hold that religious beliefs must be founded on human reason and observed features of the natural world, and that these sources reveal the existence of one God or supreme being."


Rational, "Enlightenment-"era deism was popular among a number of the American founding fathers, esp. Jefferson, Franklin, and John Adams.
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Answer 5

Deist is one who believes in a supreme being, a God or gods, regardless of which faith or religion. The word comes from Latin "deus" = God. Hence "deism" = such belief. With the same root, we have deify = worship or treat as a god, etc.
Theist means the same thing, but the origin of the word is Greek: theós = god. Hence, theogony = origin of the gods, or theology = the study of god, and a number of other terms beginning with "theo". To this family belongs atheist = without god (a - theós).

Answer 6

a deist is someone who recognizes there is a god but does not believe that they are a personal god. Deism is believing God, the higher power, created the universe as we know it, and left it there.
This is different from some other beliefs in God. Often times people mistakenly relate Deism with belief in a personal god, one who hears your confessions, hears your petitions, watches over you, gives miracles, etc... . This is incorrect.
The god of Deism is often described as a "watchmaker god." He makes the clock and it just goes. He no longer involves himself with the ways of the clock, it operates alone.

I hope this helps.

Answer 7

a deist is a philisophical view where by one beleives in god but does not beleive that he has anything to do with present day. God is often referred to as the Great Clock Maker. As in god created the earth to run on its own. Famous deists include Thomas Jefferson.

Atheist - nonbeliever
Agnostic - doesnt know
Theist - beleives in a personal god
deist- great clock maker
pantheist - god is all (nature worship)

Answer 8

A deist is one who believes in a Creator God that does not interfere with the universe. The Creator takes many forms, however, and there is no assumption as to whether or not it is conscious.

Here's a wikipedia link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deism

Answer 9

Person who believes in a supreme being or power. But not Christian or Muslim, as the term deist is usually used to describe someone. Usually a person without a religion but still believes in God.

Answer 10

Deism is a religious philosophy in which a god set the universal laws, but does not tamper with them, does not meddle in human affairs, and does not provide divine revelation. Without revelation, reason and natural philosophy are the source of understanding of divine nature.