003: The Deism in Bodhideism

In this episode, I unpack Deism as a rational, individual path for the “spiritual but not religious.” I define it as belief in a non-intervening Creator God knowable through reason and nature’s laws, contrasting it with theism’s personal divine involvement. Identifying as a Deist philosopher blending Eastern wisdom, karma, and process thought, I draw on figures like Lord Herbert of Cherbury, Thomas Paine, and the Buddha to affirm freedom from creeds or temples.