is a Religious Philosophy and movement that became prominent in Great Britain , France , and the United States in the 17th and 18th centuries and continues to this day in the form of Classical Deism and Modern Deism. Deism derives the existence and nature of God from reason and personal experience, in contrast to Theism (with religions like Christianity , Islam and Judaism ) which relies on revelation in sacred scriptures or the testimony of other people.
Deists typically reject supernatural events (prophecy, miracles) and tend to assert that God does not interfere with human life and the laws of the universe. Deists commonly respect Divine Revelation prominent in organized religion, along with Holy Books as conveying the reasoning and personal experience of others.
The concept of Deism covers a wide variety of positions on a wide variety of religious issues. See the section ''Features Of Deism'' , below. Deism can also refer to a personal set of beliefs having to do with the role of nature in spirituality.
The words ''Deism'' and ''theism'' are both derived from the word ''god'':
- The root of the word ''Deism'' is the Latin word '' Deus '', which means "god".
- The root of the word ''theism'' is the Greek word ''theos'' (θεóς), which also means "god".
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Anthony_Collins" class="copylinks">Anthony Collins (1676–1729) could claim much philosophical competence only Conyers Middleton (1683–1750) was a really serious scholar The best known Deists, notably John Toland (1670–1722) and Matthew Tindal (1656–1733), were talented publicists, clear without being deep, forceful but not subtle Others, like Thomas Chubb (1679–1747), were self-educated freethinkers a few, like Thomas Woolston (1669–1731), were close to madnessPeter Gay Deism: An Anthology{{cite book
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Peter_Annet" class="copylinks">Peter Annet (1693–1769), Thomas Chubb (1679–1747), and Thomas Morgan (–1743), are of significance to the specialist alone It had all been said before, and better Peter Gay Deism: An Anthology{{cite book
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