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The opinions I have advanced ... are the effect of the most clear and long-established conviction that the Bible and the Testament are impositions upon the world, that the fall of man, the account of Jesus Christ being the Son of God, and of his dying to appease the wrath of God, and of salvation, by that strange means, are all fabulous inventions, dishonorable to the wisdom and power of the Almighty; that the only true religion is Deism, by which I then meant, and mean now, the belief of one God, and an imitation of his moral character, or the practice of what are called moral virtues – and that it was upon this only (so far as religion is concerned) that I rested all my hopes of happiness hereafter. So say I now – and so help me God.
Originally posted by DoctorMobius
reply to post by UltimateSkeptic1
I'm pretty sure he had no idea what an atom was, never less the fact that they would create a massive explosion of fire when split
Deism (i/ˈdiː.ɪzəm/[1][2] or /ˈdeɪ.ɪzəm/) is a religious philosophy which holds that reason and observation of the natural world, without the need for organized religion, can determine that the universe is the product of an intelligent creator. According to deists, the creator never intervenes in human affairs or suspends the natural laws of the universe. Deists typically reject supernatural events such as prophecy and miracles, tending instead to assert that a god (or "the Supreme Architect") does not alter the universe by intervening in it. This idea is also known as the clockwork universe theory, in which a god designs and builds the universe, but steps aside to let it run on its own. Two main forms of deism currently exist: classical deism and modern deism. The earliest known usage in print of the English term deist is 1621,[3] and deism is first found in a 1675 dictionary.[4][5] Deism became more prominent in the 17th and 18th centuries during the Age of Enlightenment—especially in Britain, France, Germany and America among intellectuals raised as Christians who found they could not believe in supernatural miracles, the inerrancy of scriptures, or the Trinity, but who did believe in one God. Deistic ideas also influenced several leaders of the American and French Revolutions.[6]
Originally posted by ImaFungi
reply to post by UltimateSkeptic1
You can also spell
FREE MASON
with these letters remaing.... any ideas?
U I T D S T T A E I C A
Originally posted by UltimateSkeptic1
We all know that the founders of the U.S. loved their hidden symbols.
But one of the mysteries is why the new country was called "America." The story is that it was named after Amerigo Vespecci, feminizing his first name to "America."
But here's a theory for right out of The Da Vinci Code just for ATS:
United States of America = Deus et Satan Atomic Fire
Crazy?
Maybe not. Thomas Paine was credited with coming up with the name, "United States of America." Paine would have fit right in here on ATS.
Thomas Paine, from The Age of Reason:
The opinions I have advanced ... are the effect of the most clear and long-established conviction that the Bible and the Testament are impositions upon the world, that the fall of man, the account of Jesus Christ being the Son of God, and of his dying to appease the wrath of God, and of salvation, by that strange means, are all fabulous inventions, dishonorable to the wisdom and power of the Almighty; that the only true religion is Deism, by which I then meant, and mean now, the belief of one God, and an imitation of his moral character, or the practice of what are called moral virtues – and that it was upon this only (so far as religion is concerned) that I rested all my hopes of happiness hereafter. So say I now – and so help me God.
So did Paine hide the phrase "Deus et Satan Atomic Fire" knowingly in the name "United States of America?"
Or was it just prophetic?