2007-12-14 09:04:47 · 11 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Zilla: I don't think deism implies immortality.
2007-12-14 09:08:42 · update #1
well besides the obvious that atheism means the beleif of no diety whatsoever.
i agree its more than possible for a being of superior abilities (not necessarily god like) to be the cause of certain things....the genesis of life on this earth for example...but as for the entire universe?
i dont think so.
possible yes, probable? no.
2007-12-14 09:07:39 · answer #1 · answered by johnny.zondo 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The former believes in God, the latter does not.
I affirm Deism as what can be known of God, and accept all further religious doctrines as speculation. Does that make me an atheist?
(And yes, I pray, read the Bible, and attend Christian religious services.)
2007-12-14 09:11:02 · answer #2 · answered by NONAME 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My agnosticism is toward the deist position. Deists were frowned upon as atheists are today before the Theory of Evolution and Big Bang. It must have been really hard to say "there is no god" back in the day and not have had any other ideas.
2007-12-14 09:08:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Wanna know what I honestly think? Deism helps to stave off the fear of mortality for those who just can't force themselves to believe in any of the gods we've created.
I don't think it implies it, either. But it seems to me that it leaves room for hope that we have souls and that maybe there is indeed something after death. Maybe I'm not explaining it right. I'm always good for that :)
2007-12-14 09:08:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
it seems to me to be a big leap from one to the other, dude. deism implies a conscious universe, whereas atheism is usually taken to mean there is nothing beyond the laws of physics.
2007-12-14 09:31:29 · answer #5 · answered by bad tim 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In terms of what they believe there is quite a bit of a difference but in practice there probably isn't really much of one (since a deistic god that doesn't give a s*** about us isn't really something that you'd kill people over).
2007-12-14 17:10:03 · answer #6 · answered by bestonnet_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say just the fact that a deist believes there was a God to get things going.
2007-12-14 10:26:57 · answer #7 · answered by Purdey EP 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I honestly don't think so. I think we call the first cause by different names, but that's the only difference. (e.g. I believe in the deist God, I just don't call it God.)
2007-12-14 09:09:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The difference is the lack of knowledge. Nambinorkku Natarajan Nambadhavarkku Yemarajan.
2016-04-09 03:25:17 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*scratches head*
Can't think of any.
Maybe people who believe in God are drunker.
Just guessing here.
Except for 7th Day Adventists of course.
2007-12-14 16:30:15 · answer #10 · answered by Shinigami 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋