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This section, "Other Faiths"
will answer questions concerning religious beliefs (and lack thereof) that do
not fit into any of the other categories. This may range from atheism, to
deism to various cult groups.
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Q. What is the
difference between and atheist and an agnostic?
A. Atheists believe there is
no God. Agnostics feel that there is not sufficiate evidence to form an opinion
either way.
Q. Please tell
me what a deist is? I've heard of a theist and an atheist, but never a deist.
A. A deist is a
person who believes that there is a Creator God that is responsible for our world
and life. However, deists believe that after creation, God stepped back
and stopped being active in the live's of man. The "Father of Deism,"
Lord Herbert of Cherbury, states the five Deist Fundamentals: (1) There
is a Creator (2)
God deserves to be worshipped
(3) Virtue and good
ethics are the best form of worship
(4) Man abhores evil
and is obligated to repent for sins and wrongdoings
(5) After death there
will be a judgment with consequent rewards and punishments. Deism
was very popular during the Enlightenment era (some of our Founding Fathers were
deists or heavily influenced by deism), but fell out of favour because the belief
system essentially made God irrelevant.
Misc
Texts and Textbooks
•
Ideology of Adventure (Studies in Modern Consciousness,
1100-1750) by Michael Nerlich.
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From
Socrates Sartre: A Philosophical Quest by TZ Lavine.
• Age
of Reason by Thomas Pain
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