What Did Deists Argue

question 45

Multiple Choice

What did Deists argue?

• A) They argued that the only true knowledge was religious truth, and that God was unknowable.
• B) They insisted that where the Bible conflicted with reason, one should follow the words of the Bible rather than the false dictates of reason.
• C) They believed in a God who had created a perfect universe and then allowed it to operate according to natural laws.
• D) They claimed that the best argument against the existence of God could be derived through the study of nature's harmony and order.
• E) They believed that the Church of England had to be purged of Roman Catholic influences and merged with the Presbyterian church.

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