Talk:Deism
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What did Jefferson say about his religious beliefs? The fact that he did not call himself a does not mean that he was not one; his beliefs (about Jesus at any rate) seem to be deist. Maybe he described himself as something else? If so it would be worth mentioning.
--BenjaminS 22:52, 30 January 2007 (EST)
I think that we should define Deism according the same way as the founder of deism did. not the way that modern dictionaries do. --TimSvendsen 10:14, 31 January 2007 (EST)
- I think we should mention both and note the differences... Dpbsmith 11:03, 31 January 2007 (EST)
- Yeah, We should probably mention both, but for purposes of determining who was or wasn't a deist, we need to have a fixed standard, and I think that the founder's version should be used. --TimSvendsen 11:21, 31 January 2007 (EST)
Controversy over Ben Franklin
The dispute over whether Franklin was a lifelong Deist would enjoy life ever so much more if it could reside as a section of the Benjamin Franklin article. So I propose moving most of this dispute there. --Ed Poor 12:14, 27 March 2007 (EDT)