Deism

Deism is a worldview that believes in a God who created the universe but does not intervene in it.Deism is a worldview that believes in a God who created the universe but does not intervene in it.

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Deists typically believe in an afterlife.

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Deism was particularly popular in the 18th century.

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James Sire is a deist.

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Sire argues that deism cannot account for the existence of evil.

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In cold deism the system of the universe is closed in 2 senses. What are those ways?

• God

• Humans

• Artificial Intelligence

• 6. Both A and B

• All of the above

Deism developed because the authority for knowledge about the divine (God) shifted from special revelation found in Scripture to the presence of reason

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During the middle ages theology was considered the queen of the sciences for theology was the science of God

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Deism believes that God can be known by revelation...for example, Scripture or the incarnation

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Sire makes a distinction between warm and cold deism

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