Returning to Deism's Roots

In an effort to add more content to my blog, I will be broadening the scope a bit on what kind of items I will post on the blog. The majority of my posts will still pertain the Deism. But I also want to expand my posts to include historical facts and content.

Let's face it. Deism has a rich historical past. Frequently in my posts I try to relate events and ideas of today to things that have happened in our past. I am a believer in Cyclical History, meaning that, I believe that everything runs in cycles. Empire rise and fall, societies advance and retract, etc. A.E. van Vogt, in his book Voyage of The Space Beagle, was one of the first writers to actively support the idea of cyclic history. I will discuss this idea in more detail later because I believe that this theory has an enormous impact on the future of Deism.

It is hard to separate the historical context of Deism, or philosophy in general, without stripping it of its core meaning. From Aristotle to Paine, great figures in history have contributed to the idea that we define as Deism. However, we need to move past the labels that we apply to religion, god, and politics in order to understand some of these ideas. In the coming weeks and months I hope you enjoy some of these new posts that try to place Deism in a historical context that is in keeping with this reason based philosophy. I think that in the end we will all have more appreciation for Deism in general.