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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deism canonical | 2 |
| English term "Deism" derived from Latin "deus" meaning "god" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T521392 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Deism Context triple: [American Enlightenment, relatedConcept, Deism]
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A.
Unitarianism
Unitarianism is a liberal Christian theological movement that emphasizes the oneness of God, the use of reason in religion, and often a progressive, inclusive approach to faith and ethics.
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secular humanism
Secular humanism is a non-religious philosophical and ethical worldview that emphasizes reason, human dignity, and moral values derived from human experience rather than divine authority.
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Modalism
Modalism is a nontrinitarian Christian theological view that understands the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as different modes or manifestations of one divine person rather than as three distinct persons.
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D.
Calvinism
Calvinism is a branch of Protestant Christianity rooted in the teachings of John Calvin, emphasizing doctrines such as predestination, the sovereignty of God, and the total depravity of humankind.
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Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason
Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason is Immanuel Kant’s major philosophical work on the rational foundations of religion and the relationship between morality and religious belief.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Deism Target entity description: 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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A.
Unitarianism
Unitarianism is a liberal Christian theological movement that emphasizes the oneness of God, the use of reason in religion, and often a progressive, inclusive approach to faith and ethics.
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B.
secular humanism
Secular humanism is a non-religious philosophical and ethical worldview that emphasizes reason, human dignity, and moral values derived from human experience rather than divine authority.
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C.
Modalism
Modalism is a nontrinitarian Christian theological view that understands the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as different modes or manifestations of one divine person rather than as three distinct persons.
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D.
Calvinism
Calvinism is a branch of Protestant Christianity rooted in the teachings of John Calvin, emphasizing doctrines such as predestination, the sovereignty of God, and the total depravity of humankind.
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E.
Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason
Religion within the Bounds of Bare Reason is Immanuel Kant’s major philosophical work on the rational foundations of religion and the relationship between morality and religious belief.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
England
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France ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
proto-orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Christian orthodoxy
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 |
Deism
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Deism Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
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