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Theist, Deist, Atheist, Agnostic
A theist believes there is a God who made and governs all
creation; but does not believe in the doctrine of the Trinity, nor in a
divine revelation.
A deist believes there is a God who created all things, but
does not believe in His superintendence and government. He thinks the
Creator implanted in all things certain immutable laws, called the Laws of Nature, which act per se, as a watch acts without
the supervision of its maker. Like the theist, he does not believe in
the doctrine of the Trinity, nor in a divine revelation.
The atheist disbelieves even the existence of a God. He
thinks matter is eternal, and what we call “creation” is the result of
natural laws.
The agnostic believes only what is knowable. He rejects
revelation and the doctrine of the Trinity as “past human
understanding.” He is neither theist, deist, nor atheist, as all these
are past understanding.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Deist Atheist Agnostic Theist from Infoplease:
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