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Noun(1) the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods

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(1) there are many different forms of theism(2) Those looking to discredit religion and theism generally had only to focus on what is most obvious, consistent and rationally cogent in his work.(3) In my view, indeed, the discrediting not only of the more superstitious types of theism but of any form of religious belief was one of the principal aims of Hume's philosophy.(4) Ralston argues not only that theism has a positive biological function for human culture and survival, but also that there is good reason to regard it as true.(5) It's an argument for theism but not specifically for Christianity.(6) There is little room for theism in this world view.(7) Certainly such a deity would not be the infinite creator God of orthodox theism .(8) Along the way, Polkinghorne argues that going beyond the basics of theism can make belief more credible to nonbelievers.(9) Voltaire's attitude towards traditional theism is interesting to note.(10) Crews is correct in pointing out that a materialist view of the world is logically incompatible with each and every brand of theism .(11) Who is Dawkins, asks McGrath, to belittle theism when such giants of evolutionary theory did not?(12) However, his arguments for theism are significantly weakened because many are based on the assumption of the big bang and related concepts.(13) Here liberal theism and varieties of natural theology seemed particularly dangerous.(14) He demonstrates the coherence and congruence of theism with the most recent advances in physics.(15) That being impossible here, let us return to the topic of theism and the relation of evil to divine purpose.(16) Finally, it is interesting to note that theism is not universally condemned in Buddhism.