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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.... 2mo ago received

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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... 2mo ago received

Deist isn't the righ received

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.... 2mo ago received

So you really do mea received

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. 2mo ago received

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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. 2mo ago received

Snarky but on point. received

I would welcome such a thread. (I'm the one who mentioned Teilhard.)... 2mo ago received

I would welcome such received