Why Deism? I Was Born a Deist

I was born a Deist, not by choice, but by God's Providence.

My open critique of established confessional religion, specifically Roman Catholic Christianity, began during the period of catechism before my First Communion.

I told my catechist that I did not believe the priest could become the manifestation of God among us during Mass, since the Supreme Intelligence is spiritual and everywhere.

During middle school, I fully realized the incompatibility between the Bible stories and my beliefs.

Meanwhile, I was discovering a new way of thinking represented by math and science, so I judged these disciplines worthy of my effort.

As for ethics, I believed that being just was an intrinsic value, and whatever the Supreme Being was, I was sure He would judge me accordingly.

Of course, at that time, I did not yet have the capacity to feel the concrete reality of the noetic, life-giving power of God—I was too young.

Later, I attended a Lyceum of Human Sciences with a specialization in economics and law. My goal was to earn a university degree in psychology.

However, I was dissatisfied with the most well-known psychological theories, such as those of Freud, Jung, and Adler.

There was also empirical psychology, for example psychometric techniques, but I was still dissatisfied because the depth of feeling was not addressed.

The turning point came thanks to the work of Dr. Viktor Frankl, who introduced some important theoretical tools, such as the nous, seen as the faculty responsible for mental illness together with psychological and somatic factors.

According to him, a healthy relationship with God is necessary, as The One is the giver of meaning and the foundation of a mature Weltanschauung.

From that moment, my experience of the world underwent a Gestalt reorientation, because I began to feel with my mind the active power of the Supreme Intelligence as the source of existence and meaning in everything.

After graduation, I did not immediately start university, because I wanted to explore this deep need to strengthen my relationship with God, which had been missing in my life.

Outside of my job responsibilities, I attended various confessional religions in search of one that was closer to the noetic knowledge of God. Needless to say, none of them were a good fit.

In the meantime, I studied philosophical works on my own, from Ancient Greece to modern times.

Eventually, I came to the conclusion that nothing in the world could establish a connection with the Supreme Mind—except my own mind.

Now, I can say that this realization was exactly what Thomas Paine meant when he said that his mind was his church.

Years passed until I came to the conclusion that a degree in philosophy was a necessary step to help people rediscover the noetic path to God, freeing them from the prison of superstition.

As this story shows, I was always a Deist, but I didn’t know it—because even in university courses, Deism is presented as a belief in God, but in a God who no longer acts in sustaining creation or human affairs.

I became suspicious of this definition, especially considering the role of Deism in the French and American Revolutions and the piety of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

Therefore, I did not know how to understand the thought of Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, because the only right category, i.e.: Deism, was misunderstood because of the wrong teachings.

Needless to say, discovering the works of Mr. Bob Johnson and the World Union of Deists was like a spark that lit a flame. It completed the circle and grounded my will in the consciousness of a mind that now clearly understands its mission.