in thread "Is Unitarianism the true religion of the coming civilization?": For present purposes, I'll pass over theological debates about Christian revelation, and simply note the sociological fact that actually existing Unitarianism is pure shitlibery. In fact it's among the most shitlib of all Christian-adjacent configurations.... 3w ago (collapse hidden) retry 12 12 For present purposes (view hidden) retry 12 12 Deist isn't the right word either. Deism is more specifically a thesis about God's interaction with the world, or more precisely his lack thereof. The short-hand characterization of deism is that it posits a "watchmaker" God who "winds up" the world and th... 2w ago (collapse hidden) retry 6 6 Deist isn't the righ (view hidden) retry 6 6 So you really do mean the actually existing tradition of specifically American Unitarianism, not just first-principle theism without revelation. So much the worse, since it really is a maximally shitlib tradition.... 2w ago (collapse hidden) retry 7 7 So you really do mea (view hidden) retry 7 7 This is the heart of the issue. I think an adequate answer will look more like a based variant of Teilhard de Chardin than like historical Unitarianism. 2w ago (collapse hidden) retry 4 4 This is the heart of (view hidden) retry 4 4 Snarky but on point. Actually existing Unitarianism has none of the virtues of OP's merely theoretical Unitarianism, and many of the vices of the worst parts of America. 5d ago (collapse hidden) retry 6 6 Snarky but on point. (view hidden) retry 6 6 I would welcome such a thread. (I'm the one who mentioned Teilhard.)... 4d ago (collapse hidden) retry 11 11 I would welcome such (view hidden) retry 11 11