Deism
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Deism is a philosophical and religious belief that posits a non-interventionist creator who established the universe and its laws but does not interfere with human affairs or suspend natural laws through miracles.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
religious philosophy
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theological position → worldview → |
| accepts |
existence of God knowable by reason
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moral order grounded in nature → natural religion → |
| associatedWithPeriod |
Age of Enlightenment
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| associatedWithRegion |
England
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France → North America → |
| contrastsWith |
Christian orthodoxy
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agnosticism → atheism → revealed religion → theism → |
| developedIn |
17th century
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18th century → |
| emphasizes |
natural theology
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observation of the natural world → reason → |
| hasCentralBelief |
God does not interfere with human affairs
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creator does not suspend natural laws → creator established natural laws → creator is non-interventionist → existence of a creator → rejection of miracles as violations of natural law → rejection of ongoing divine revelation → |
| hasVariant |
classical deism
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modern deism → moralistic therapeutic deism → pandeism → |
| influenced |
American founding fathers
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Enlightenment thought → liberal theology → religious rationalism → secularism → |
| influencedBy |
natural religion tradition
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rationalism → scientific revolution → |
| language |
English term "Deism" derived from Latin "deus" meaning "god"
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| rejects |
Trinitarian doctrine
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dogmatic theology → incarnation of God in human form → institutional religious authority → scriptural inerrancy → |
| relatedConcept |
clockwork universe
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natural law → natural theology → religious rationalism → |
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Deism
("English term "Deism" derived from Latin "deus" meaning "god"")
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American Enlightenment
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Enlightenment philosophy
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