Deism
By: Morgan Salazar and Julianne Sulski
Define:
An 18th century religious philosophy based on the idea that the world is a machine and that god is a mechanic who created the world and allows it to run without his interference, according to its own natural laws.
-The belief in god based only on reason and nature.
Cause:
-Deism became famous in the 17th and 18th centuries during the age of enlightenment.
-Deism or “the religion of nature” was a form of rational theology that emerged among “freethinking” Europeans.
-Many people during this time became interested in scientific explorations about the world and became more skeptical of magic and miracles.
Characteristics:
-they denied that the Bible was the revealed word of God and rejected scripture as a source of religious doctrine
-They believed that the universe has a creator but the nature of the creator is something we must all discover for ourselves. They use both logic and reason to understand there creator.
-people who believe in deism think that since god can't manifest himself directly, he can only be understood through reason and the study of the universe he created.
Significance:
-Not many people today believe in deism.
-it's not as relevant in our world today considering most people are very religious and have there different beliefs.