Zone1 We are all NATURAL THEISTS with “homage to reason” unless we lock~in to or against revealed theist-ism vs anti-revelation atheist-ism

[whutTHEYsay]

With the coming of mindful self consciousness in a competent human being … We are all NATURAL THEISTS with innate “homage to reason” until/unless we take a locked~in position from the two irrational and unnatural opposites ~ revealed theist-ism vs anti-revelation atheist-ism.

Where are you? Do you pay homage to reason as much as humanly possible?

 

[1srelluc]

So the agnostic have a lot more in the way of common sense.

By golly, I knew I was on the correct side of things!

 

[whutTHEYsay]

Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, to name a few, were not Christians. Those who argue the “Christian nation” do not like to admit this, but many of our founding fathers strongly disliked organized religion. Many of our founding fathers were deists and not Christians. Deism is the religious philosophy that derives the existence and nature of God from reason and personal experience, according to Wikipedia; basically a belief in a God that created the universe, with none of the other stuff. Thomas Paine once wrote, “All national institutions of churches… appear to me no other than human inventions set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit.” John Adams famously wrote, “This would be the best of all possible worlds if there were no religion in it.” Jefferson argued, “Question with boldness, even the existence of God; for if there be one, he must more approve of the homage to reason than that of blindfolded fear.” Our founding fathers were not at all Christians and argued against organized religion.