Sha'irullah
رسول الآلهة
I have read many deism debates on the internet and one pragmatic issue has always occurred to me.
Who is the deist god? Many deists use phrases such as "Creating Force", "All Powerful Entity" or "Creator". There seems to be no consistent views as to what to call the god of the Deists since deism is a religion....for the individual and not for the collective masses.
Some deists say that assigning names to god is pointless while some say that any name will do.
If that is the case then I shall let it be known that the one true god is "John Weiner Mirer Rumpleskilton VII".
"Oh Lord, John Weiner Mirer Rumpleskilton VII. Blessed are you amongst deities and humorous be thine name and laughable be thy heaven"
I myself just stuck with Allah since it applies no gender and its attributes are as vague as possible. Being an ex-Muslim I just chose what I already knew and decided to "not fix what ain't broken". I have known a fellow deist/agnostic friend of mine to sincerely refer to god as "Bearded Guy". Despite the humorous connotations it seems that deism provides all the answers deism provides about the nature and existence of god it provides none on who exactly IS god. The most defining element of any god has always been his name since the name itself holds the power for one's imagination to vividly assign the nature of the deity at hand. By mentioning the word Jesus to others, people have already began to imagine a white man in robes with long hair atop his head.
Do any fellow deists find this issue important?
Who is the deist god? Many deists use phrases such as "Creating Force", "All Powerful Entity" or "Creator". There seems to be no consistent views as to what to call the god of the Deists since deism is a religion....for the individual and not for the collective masses.
Some deists say that assigning names to god is pointless while some say that any name will do.
If that is the case then I shall let it be known that the one true god is "John Weiner Mirer Rumpleskilton VII".
"Oh Lord, John Weiner Mirer Rumpleskilton VII. Blessed are you amongst deities and humorous be thine name and laughable be thy heaven"
I myself just stuck with Allah since it applies no gender and its attributes are as vague as possible. Being an ex-Muslim I just chose what I already knew and decided to "not fix what ain't broken". I have known a fellow deist/agnostic friend of mine to sincerely refer to god as "Bearded Guy". Despite the humorous connotations it seems that deism provides all the answers deism provides about the nature and existence of god it provides none on who exactly IS god. The most defining element of any god has always been his name since the name itself holds the power for one's imagination to vividly assign the nature of the deity at hand. By mentioning the word Jesus to others, people have already began to imagine a white man in robes with long hair atop his head.
Do any fellow deists find this issue important?