Deism: God's Only Way To Make The World

I feel that I identify the most with Deism. Being a Deist means that I recognize that God’s only role was to create the world and that I don’t have to confine myself to the rules of the Holy books. However, I do not see myself as an Atheist entirely since I have been raised in a Catholic family. Nevertheless, I have found a way to be in the middle of the two extremes.

Deism is not a complex belief. It is fairly simple, it believes that god is a creator; he made the world that we currently live in and then left us alone to make our own decisions. Personally, I like this belief since I believe that as long as you are a good person you will be rewarded in life. For example, if you do a good job, then your boss can offer you a raise or promotion.

Deism strongly believes this. Also, unlike Christianity or other theological religions, there are not so many strict rules that can get you punished or sent to hell. For example, the Ten Commandments are rules written to keep humans in check by setting certain expectations in their morals. If those rules were broken, then fear would set in since breaking them would mean damnation. The way I see it, is that everyone practically has already broken these so-called rules. However, we know for ourselves what is wrong and what is right, so we have the responsibility for our own choices. Deism believes in the idea of God as a creator of the world. Theism acknowledges God as a creator of everything. It makes it easier for me to believe that God only created the world. Nonetheless, what enhances my belief in Deism is that it does not limit its ideas to the “holy books” unlike Theism. The difference between the two beliefs helps me understand why I can acknowledge Deism as my world

As I mentioned before in the first paragraph, there is no other role than being the creator of this world for God. God has no power over us to dictate our decisions in life or the ability to punish us for doing the wrong thing. As creatures made from nature, our morality has helped us decide what is wrong and right. We have conducted ourselves by this sense of morality so that we could be independent with our lives. We have chosen what to do with those who have done bad things and as well as how to reward ourselves when we make the right choice. The holy books are like propaganda from a tyrant who wants everyone to believe that there is only one way to live and that is his way. If the laws of the holy books are broken, then anyone who breaks them gets punished. He is known to have an invisible hand that pushes people to believe that it is a necessity to follow his Ten Commandments. However, I don’t believe that he even has that power. If we break a leg, lose a job, or get sick, then those outcomes have a rational reason. As well as when good things happen, for example, when we get a good grade, a promotion, or when two people get married. All these outcomes are from the decisions that we take. There has never been a day when God has actually visibly rewarded me or punished me. It all has to do with what we view as what is good and bad for us. Natural law and Deism go along with my beliefs and world