there were a number of questions on my last post about Deism and I'd like to address them here but first some definitions:

Deism 
   - The belief that a supernatural entity (God) was responsible for the creation and fine tuning of the universe  of the universe but nothing more.

Theism 
   - The belief that God was responsible for the universe and also takes an interest in our lives by providing  guidance, performing miracles, listening to prayers etc. 

Atheism
   - The lack of any such belief
 
Agnosticism
   - Undecided 

    In my experience there is no good reason to have any sort of Theistic or Deistic belief therefore I am an Atheist. That being said, I do not deny the possibility that the Deistic God exists because quite frankly we don't know what set off the Big Bang or how the fundamental laws of the universe came to be exactly as they are. 
    Other atheists, namely Ricard Dawkins, contend that a universe with a creator god would be an entirely different kind of universe. They also argue that Deism begs the question who created god? To which theists reply that God exists outside of time which is usually met with "bullshit" from the atheist crowd at which point the debate breaks down and becomes meaningless. In order to avoid this kind of argument until we have a  definite answers to these questions I won't fault anyone for there Deism. 
    That being said it is important to note that this sort of Deistic argument is no more an argument for the Christan god then any other and it really makes my blood boil when Christan apologists such as Denish D'Souza and John Lennox bring this up as "a very god scientific reason to believe in God" as if the big bag happened therefor Jesus was born of a virgin is a logical  conclusion.
     In the comments of my last post wc_helmets said "Seems if you don't rule out the possibility of a deist-type god, you are really Agnostic" technically he is correct here because it is impossible for any scientific minded person to be completely positive that any thing does not exist (see Bertrand Russell's teapot) we are all technically agnostic about Superman and the Tooth Fairy. Hell, technically we should all be agnostic about whether or not we are all really living in the matrix. We don't calling our selves agnostics about the boogie man and in the same way I don't call my self agnostic about any sort of god. For all intents and purposes I'm an Atheist.
   Thank you all for reading, I look forward to a lively debate in the forums.         
               
P.S. Can anyone tell me a way to make post for the group as well as on my regular page so that both of the comment sections is the same?

Hi there, I'm KJ and I've just joined Live Journal just last night. 

I've come here looking for intelligent debate and discussion with  people on subjects of religion and philosophy.

I consider myself a militant atheist. I have NO religious belief in a god or gods because quite frankly I have yet to find a good reason (evidence) for that position. I cannot exclude the possibility of a deistic god (that is to say one that set off the big bang and fine tuned the constants of the  universe) but I cannot consider any further belief as nothing less than irrational. 

Furthermore I believe faith in any such god  is harmful, corrosive, and overall detrimental to society. My most sincere and naive wish  is to live to see it abolished. I'm looking forward to sharing my views with you all and coming to understand as many of your views as possible.

-See you around the forums  


P.S. I would like to apologize  to avekid for stealing his avatar I'll try to find  an original one.