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Theist, or secret Deist?
Season 1 Episode 173
Most people call themselves believers. But peel back the layers and you might discover that what you really believe in isn’t traditional theism — but deism.
In this episode, we dive into the heart of the question: Does God intervene in our lives, or did He simply set the universe in motion and step back?
We unpack the Problem of Evil, the watchmaker analogy, and even the myth of Sisyphus, showing how consistency in nature may be the real miracle. You’ll hear why faith rooted in forced rituals might miss the point — much like a partner only buying flowers because they’re told to, not because they want to.
We explore contradictions between religions, the reality of natural disasters, and how some of the most religious countries aren’t necessarily the most prosperous. Along the way, we’ll examine Pascal’s Wager and Agrippa’s Trilemma, and challenge whether belief out of fear counts as genuine faith.
By the end of this episode, you’ll be asking yourself: Am I truly a theist, or is my worldview actually closer to deism? And more importantly — what does that mean for how I live my life?
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