Deism

Deism is the belief in a rational, non-interventionist creator who set the universe in motion but does not interfere in human affairs. Unlike theism, which often involves a personal God who answers prayers and performs miracles, Deists view God as a distant architect of the universe. This philosophy contrasts with atheism, which denies the existence of God, and agnosticism, which holds that the existence of God is unknown or unknowable. Deists often rely on reason and observation of the natural world to understand the divine, seeing the universe’s order as evidence of a creator's existence.