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I know atheist is used because there are fewer worldwide, and it has a pejorative tinge, but I would prefer to call people who believe in the supernatural ‘thei

I know atheist is used because there are fewer worldwide, and it has a pejorative tinge, but I would prefer to call people who believe in the supernatural ‘theists’.

mrkeen 3y ago
'Theist' and 'deist' already describe different kinds of belief. If you believe that the universe couldn't have come from nothing by natural causes, and in fact had a divine spark, you're a deist. If you think that the divine spark has a name and personality and meddles around in human affairs, you're a theist. I know discussing downvotes is out of fashion, but damn, I just wrote out the definitions. https://www.dictionary.com/compare-words/deism-vs-theism https://www.dictionary.com/compare-words/deism-vs-theism