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Unified Deism Defined

Unified Deism is a religious life philosophy that advocates reasoned belief in God and provides context for our lives. God is the Creator of the universe, the superior reasoning power revealed in the beauty, complexity, and order of the Creation. The term Deism encompasses all branches of Deistic belief.

Principles of Unified Deism

We hold these principles paramount:

1. We believe that God exists based on reflective reason, personal experience, and observation of Nature. Reflective reason is the process of reevaluating our conclusions based on new personal experiences or observations of Nature. Reflective reason seeks to balance logic, intuition, knowledge, and inference. It calls us to evolve our beliefs as the Creation unfolds, while denying assertions of Absolutes.

2. We believe everything we need to know of God can be found in the universe itself.

3. We do not believe God acts in the universe in ways that contradict natural law, but do not deny the possibility.

4. We believe that human beings are capable of having profound experiences of God, but hold that such personal revelations are true only for themselves.

5. We believe in the intrinsic value of life and advocate honesty, prudence, compassion, and justice in our dealings with one another.

6. We believe people should be free in all aspects of their lives, provided they do not disturb the peace, happiness, or safety of society.

7. We encourage all to advance the human condition within their personal capacity to do so.

8. We believe that religion is a personal matter guided by the dictates of conscience. We do not advocate efforts to convert people to Deism, but instead endeavor to promote Deism and educate those interested.

9. We believe religion should be separate from government.

10. We believe that fellowship, community, and mutual respect are essential components of life.