Originally posted by seer
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Jefferson specifically rejected Revelation form God (Theism). He acknowledged God as the Creator of our physical existence., as did many , but not all. other Deists of the time. Simply God having responsibility and acting in human history does not make one a Theist. Jefferson and other Deists believed the morals, ethics, and human laws had rational human basis, not a Divine source as commandments from God.
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