If everything was perfectly logical and reasonable, Deists would probably end up believing similar things, but Deists have another characteristic that helps define us as Deists. We cannot find a perfect argument to prove that God exists. So we believe that God exists without being able to prove that God exists, so we must bridge that gap with faith. This is, to Deists, a sensible faith, a faith that is based on reason, but it is faith, not proof. It is not a blind faith. It is a faith coupled with doubt. Deists accept almost nothing based on blind faith, but we can become comfortable with reasoned faith.

Deists accept doubt as a part of our faith. We arrive at our beliefs through reason, but we have also seen people who use reason and rationalization to justify all sorts of bad things, up to and including genocide. So an element of doubt must necessarily accompany our faith-based reasoning. This makes sense to a Deist. We are not perfect, and we don't have all the answers.

Deists must not forget to include experience as a factor in our belief in God. All of us have different experiences that have shaped our worldviews. We come to Deism through different experiences, and that gives us different perspectives. Deists arrive at different conclusions because we have different natures and experiences. We couldn't all end up believing the same thing. Thinking for ourselves is what makes us Deists, not by conforming to someone else's definition of what a Deist is or what a Deist believes.

And all of this adds up to why we want to be Deists. We don't have ceremonies or rituals or even churches or regular meetings. Deists tend to be solitary practitioners of their religion. Simple things can be spiritual activities for a Deist: any phenomenon of nature such as a rainstorm or a sunny day, reading a book or a website, meditating or contemplating a work of art. Deists don't need icons or mantras, although they are perfectly welcome to contemplate them if that is what suits their natures. Believers in other religions can study a single sacred text for a lifetime. Deists are more likely to consume dozens of books per year on science, nature or any subject that helps liberate their minds. We are similar, but we are all individuals. Each Deist is unique.

I am a Deist for a reason. For me, Deism is a way of making sense out of life. Deism is my religion, part of my philosophy, and it makes up a significant portion of my worldview. I would not be complete without Deism in my life. I look at things through the lens of reason. If something does not make sense, I try to make sense out of it. If something is done without reason, I am probably not going to support it. I have become a better student of human nature. And I try to learn from not only my own experiences, but the experiences of others. I don't know if I am a better person, but I am trying, and the path I follow is clearer to me.