Polytheistic deism

[Antibush5]

Is there such a thing? Its always one god, is there any form of deists who believe that there are a variety of gods?

 

[tumbleweed41]

The variety of gods concept does not fit into any model of Deism I have ever heard of.

One of the basic tents of Deism is that there is only one deity.

 

[Yes Man]

Depends what you mean by "god". If you're talking about god in an archetypal sense, then sure why not?

If by god you mean a supernatural creator....I suppose it's possible. I don't know what the justification for multiple creators would be though.

 

[Storm]

The variety of gods concept does not fit into any model of Deism I have ever heard of.

One of the basic tents of Deism is that there is only one deity.

Why?

Tell me you can't look at this world and believe it was designed by committee.

 

[tumbleweed41]

Why?

Tell me you can't look at this world and believe it was designed by committee.

Yup, and were still waiting for that committee to get back from lunch

 

[xkatz]

It's called Polydeism.

Polydeism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Many Sages One Truth]

The ancient Greek Philosophers had something akin to a kind of Polytheistic Deism. They believed in the Olympians, but believed they just didn't care about humans, or rejected their worship on the grounds of how devious they were.

 

[charles brough]

The ancient Greek Philosophers had something akin to a kind of Polytheistic Deism. They believed in the Olympians, but believed they just didn't care about humans, or rejected their worship on the grounds of how devious they were.

(You have a fascinating,alternating icon!)

I agree that the ancient Greek philosophers were polytheistic deists, not theists. They tended to believe the gods existed without actually running things. It is like that today. Many if not most people believe in some sort of creator god but not that he is actually running things. It is more like that he just sits up there doing nothing. :sleep:

In fact, I regard the Greek Philosophers in their different schools of thought as secular cults which composed but also divided the Hellenic ideology that sustained the whole Hellenic age.

Roman times is comparable to ours.

 

[The Sum of Awe]

Most likely. It is shown in Epicureanism, the religious version (and I like the idea of Gods and souls in Epicureanism).

Also as xkatz said, polydeism.

 

[nnmartin]

I believe in a form that would probably be called Polydeism.

There is one creator God who makes the Universe then various others to control the planets that have life.

Various other concepts thrown in - such as regeneration of souls etc..

I'll start a thread soon and see what people think.