I was born and raised Catholic (Western Belarusian and Irish parents) and I went through a once-a-week religious class, but never felt especially attached to Christianity. I became an atheist over time and have been going through difficulties currently and I find that I still have a faith deep down. I’m interested in Islam because I read a tiny bit of the Quran as a kid out of curiosity (during the height of Islamophobia in the US, George Bush, early Obama era) and found that it wasn’t “terrifying and inhumane” as Fox News would say on the TV set at my grandparents’ condo. What resources would you point to for a beginner/ on the fence person to learn about Islam? Thank you in advance.
That’s not necessarily what deism means but it can. Wikipedia says it’s ascertaining that there is a god through reason. My previous impression was that it was basically saying there is a god who in some way created the universe but hasn’t intervened in creation much since. I find this view compelling, but I have yet to see a logical argument for the existence of god compelling enough for me to move beyond agnosticism.