deism

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940948b	I have observed, indeed, generally, that while in protestant countries the defections from the Platonic Christianity of the priests is to Deism, in catholic countries they are to Atheism. , , , , are known to have been among the most virtuous of men. Their virtue, then, must have had some other foundation than the love of God. [ ]	baron-d-holbach condorcet d-alembert d-holbach deism denis-diderot diderot jean-le-rond-d-alembert marquis-de-condorcet paul-henri-d-holbach platonic platonic-christianity protestant	Thomas Jefferson
8c218bd	Most theists are deists most of the time, in practice if not in theory. They practice the absence of God instead of the presence of God.	catholicism christianity deism deist god jesus-shock philosophy presence-of-god theism theist theology	Peter Kreeft
3c0787b	Pantheism is sexed-up atheism. Deism is watered-down theism.	deism humorous pantheism theism	Richard Dawkins

940948b

I have observed, indeed, generally, that while in protestant countries the defections from the Platonic Christianity of the priests is to Deism, in catholic countries they are to Atheism. , , , , are known to have been among the most virtuous of men. Their virtue, then, must have had some other foundation than the love of God. [ ]

baron-d-holbach condorcet d-alembert d-holbach deism denis-diderot diderot jean-le-rond-d-alembert marquis-de-condorcet paul-henri-d-holbach platonic platonic-christianity protestant

Thomas Jefferson

8c218bd

Most theists are deists most of the time, in practice if not in theory. They practice the absence of God instead of the presence of God.

catholicism christianity deism deist god jesus-shock philosophy presence-of-god theism theist theology

Peter Kreeft

3c0787b

Pantheism is sexed-up atheism. Deism is watered-down theism.

deism humorous pantheism theism

Richard Dawkins