I'm a deist because: [b]A.[/b] I have a lot of respect for the founding fathers of the US like Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, etc. as well as Voltaire to name a non-American who were Deists and I feel compelled to sort of follow their beliefs just out of admiration. [b]B.[/b] I was raised Christian and while I've severed most of the ties, I can't let go of the fact that something is out there that created everything. Even logically speaking, the presence of a creation suggests a creator [b]C.[/b] I hate the idea of fate and destiny and a predetermined plan and Deism basically states that while a cosmic entity created everything, he isn't necessarily interest or directly invested in it. I basically think of God as a painter who painted all of this and then just moved on to his next painting and only occasionally touches up this one when he's bored.