COMPARISON BETWEEN THEISM AND DEISM

Comparison between theism and deism

Description

Theism - is a belief that one personal god exists or more and that he/she created the universe and governs it.

Deism - is a belief that a higher being exists, or might exist, but does not govern and intervene the universe.

Source of knowledge about God

Theism - Bible (Christianity)

Deism - Nature (evidence of god exist/might exist)

Gods definition

Theism - omnimax god

Deism - unknowable

Interference

Theism - God actively intervenes/participate/interacts the universe he/she created.

Deism - God does not intervene the universe, let the natural laws work itself.

Logic vs faith

Deism - Nature ( science & philosophy)
Through nature, it requires logic and reason.

Theism - (Christianity)
Bible (Philosophy) requires faith.

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