Examples Of Benjamin Franklin's Attitude Towards Religion

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Benjamin Franklin’s attitude toward religion was different from the most people. He believed in Deism, which means that God is reveal through nature. Also, in Deism, God is described as “clockmaker” who made the earth, but does not involve in the lives of people. In his Autobiography, his friends gave him books that are against Deism. These books have given him different thoughts. He thought that belief of Deism has stronger reasoning than belief of Theism, belief that God is involve through the lives of people. Unlike others who mostly believe in Theism, Franklin did not pray to God for help. He was described as secular humanism. Which means that he belief to be moral person, but not by religious reason. For example, he would help his friend,