Originally Posted by Everyday Hunter
Originally Posted by derby_dude
Theism is the belief in God based on revelation.

Deism is the belief in God NOT based on revelation.

Christianity is theism.

If deism is "the belief in God NOT based on revelation," then can someone be an adeist? smile

Seriously though, none of those definitions are adequate.
1. Many theists do not depend on revelation for their views.
2. Some of the classic arguments for God made by theists were not based on revelation. Example: St. Anselm offered as a logical proof for God, "God is that than which nothing greater can be conceived." Nothing in that statement is based on revelation, so in your definition that would make him a deist. He was certainly not a deist, and not merely a theist, but a full-fledged Christian.
3. And it can't quite be said that Christianity is theism. It's far more than that, and theism certainly is not Christianity -- though many talk as though a Christian is a theist and a theist is a Christian.

Steve.


Steve, If you believe in a God that listens to and answers your prayers, you are a Theist.

If you believe a god cast the die that put the universe in motion and walked away, you are a Deist.

You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.

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