I hope everyone is aware that deism does not have any answer for the nature of existence & suffering or anything meaningful for that matter
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Replying to @fides_et_cancri
Are you confusing "no answer" with "wrong answer"?
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Replying to @QuasLacrimas
I am also specifically picking on the spinoza/locke brand of gnon worship
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Replying to @fides_et_cancri
I'm a Spinoza fan (tho his view is imperfect, i.e. lacks further steps in argument) but don't see the Locke connection
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Replying to @QuasLacrimas
Locke's deistic belief (which helped found the american approach to law and theology) was derived from Spinoza
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Replying to @fides_et_cancri
Derived shmerived. I'm aware he lied about owning a copy of Ethica but Locke stole from lots of better men
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Replying to @QuasLacrimas
Lockean Deism is an extremely impactful conception in early american thought.
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it seems this way although the details are unclear. Eg most don't realize that Paine's strident late views led to rejection
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