The creation is the Bible of the Deist. He there reads, in the handwriting of the Creator himself, the certainty of His… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Deism, historically, produces atheism. First you make God a landlord, then an absent landlord, then he becomes simply absent. — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
I don't endorse deism or interventionist theism. My point is just that evolutionary biology is logically compatible with the former and with… — Elliott Sober Copy Share Image
If the Bible is only human lore, and not divine truth, then we have no real answer to those who say, Let's… — J. Sidlow Baxter Copy Share Image
“On the other side, Church spokesmen could scarcely become enthusiastic about Planck's deism, which omitted all reference to established religions and had… — J.L. Heilbron Copy Share Image
“ Washington , like most scholarly Virginians of his time, was a Deist ... Contemporary evidence shows that in mature life Washington… — Moncure D. Conway Copy Share Image
“If the world is a Watch, as the Deists claim, then it is evidently two minutes behind. —James Beresford, The Miseries of… — Tad Tuleja Copy Share Image
The definition of deism is the philosophical idea of God as a first cause of the universe, who lays down the laws… — Elizabeth S. Anderson Copy Share Image
The clergy ... believe that any portion of power confided to me [as President] will be exerted in opposition to their schemes.… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
A few years ago the Deists denied the inspiration of the Bible on account of its cruelty. At the same time they… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Deism claims that God creates the universe and the laws of nature and then is hands-off, with everything that subsequently happens in… — Elliott Sober Copy Share Image
“A timely and necessary guide for anyone caught between religion and non-belief. There is a third path -- guided by reason, grounded… — S.D. Hagen Copy Share Image
“Certain it is that a conviction, akin to religious feeling, of the rationality or intelligibility of the world lies behind all scientific… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
. . . Thirteen governments [of the original states] thus founded on the natural authority of the people alone, without a pretence… — John Adams Copy Share Image
Deism is logically compatible with evolutionary theory for the simple reason that the theory says nothing about the origin of the universe… — Elliott Sober Copy Share Image
“I'm always talking to God about whether or not he exists - that's how I know I'm a theist.” — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
May [our Declaration of Independence] be to the world, what I believe it will be (to some parts sooner, to others later,… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
I cannot conceive otherwise than that He, the Infinite Father, expects or requires no worship or praise from us, but that He… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I believe ... that the soul of man is immortal and will be treated with justice in another life, respecting its conduct… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Here is my Creed. I believe in one God, creator of the Universe. That he governs it by his Providence. That he… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“You desire to know something of my Religion. It is the first time I have been questioned upon it: But I do… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Thanks to the scientific method, most people in "developed" countries have an outlook of mild deism. We assume things like weather and… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
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