The first weakness is that Deists believe that morality is built into human nature, meaning instead of turning to God for discernment we naturally know right from wrong. (Sire 56) The problem with this perspective is that every individual is going to have different opinions on what is good and evil. For example, abortion, a lot of people believe abortion is morally ok. While others believe it is completely wrong. Without God as the center point there is no line between good and evil. The second weakness is that overall, deists are inconsistent. The only solid belief is that God created the universe and went away, everything else doesn 't line up. Looking at cold and warm deists, for example, warm Deists believe that there is life after death while, on the other hand, cold Deists believe there is no life after death. (Sire 52) Inconsistency can make the world view very confusing if they do not have a solid foundation on what they
The first weakness is that Deists believe that morality is built into human nature, meaning instead of turning to God for discernment we naturally know right from wrong. (Sire 56) The problem with this perspective is that every individual is going to have different opinions on what is good and evil. For example, abortion, a lot of people believe abortion is morally ok. While others believe it is completely wrong. Without God as the center point there is no line between good and evil. The second weakness is that overall, deists are inconsistent. The only solid belief is that God created the universe and went away, everything else doesn 't line up. Looking at cold and warm deists, for example, warm Deists believe that there is life after death while, on the other hand, cold Deists believe there is no life after death. (Sire 52) Inconsistency can make the world view very confusing if they do not have a solid foundation on what they