The extinction of deism: Historical riddle solved

Wed, 13 May 2020 07:24:34 GMT

Deism is the belief that after God created the world and gave man reason, He retreated and left man to fend for himself, trusting man to use reason to solve all His problems. Man was expected to use reason to discover the laws of nature and employ them for his benefit and to discover the Universal Moral Law and obey it. Mainstream Deism included a Last Judgement based upon the individual's obedience or disobedience to the moral law. Some Deists believed in divine providence but not in answers to prayer or miracles.