Is deism a reactionary?

[Bright Banana Beard]

I admit that I am a deist, however I just don't believe in any institution or superstitution. I have to argue with those theist how can we know it is from God if we never get a hint from God in obvious science term. I'm usually ignored everyone that said this is the truth as truth doesn't have a unique definition and no one can prove that they can communicate with God. Those stupid moral today are from the bible, koran, & torah that in fact was written by the people that are in fairy tale mind, that why I stay away from it. NO, there isnt a magical appearance that drops to Earth from God. I don't believe that God inference our lives and I not worshipping him at all. However the question is, it is reactionary if you are yourself a deist?

[Demogorgon]

No it isn't. it is probably wrong, but I see nothing reactionary to it.

[BurnTheOliveTree]

Not reactionary, since deists do not posit any interference whatsoever from their deity.

It is wrong though, the only argument deism has is the cosmological argument, possibly telological. They are both dismissed very easily.

-Alex

[STI]

In and of itself, Deism doesn't seem especially reactionary. Sure, it might "open the door" to other supernatural ideas, but when that isn't the case it's generally fine - no codified morality to have enacted as public policy, no afterlife with importance greater than the material world, no large-scale indoctrination of children.

Care should be taken on the part of Deisits, though, not to lend tacit support to the religious... they have a tendency to mistconstrue arguments for the existence of "some supernatural being who set the universe into motion" as arguments for "their own personal conception of such a supernatural being".

[EwokUtopia]

Im not a fan of labeling people reactionary offhand simply because they believe in some form of deity. I think that they are wrong, but there are many good people, including socialists, who believe in God. They only become reactionary when they force their beliefs down other people's throats, or use it to justify a myriad of shitty things.

If everyone with religious beliefs is a reactionary, then I'm afraid we are in quite a bit of trouble, as the majority of the people alive on this planet are religious. Being as socialism is by its nature based on popular support, we really cant afford to alienate people by being intolerant of all theists. You should not be a reactionary, but at the same time, being a dumbshit intolerant revolutionary is as big of a harm to the movement.