What is Theism?
'''Theism''' is the [[religion|religious]] [[belief]] that at least one [[deity|god]] exists while rejecting the existence or importance of [[polytheism|polytheistic]] gods or goddesses. In a broader definition it can also be the belief in God or gods in general, including all types of god-belief. [[Polytheism]] is the belief in several gods, while [[monotheism]] is the belief in just one god. For example, a theistic religion is [[Christianity]]. The opposite to a theist is an [[Atheism|atheist]]. An atheist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/atheist|title=Definition of atheist {{!}} Dictionary.com|website=www.dictionary.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-16}}</ref> is a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings. == Different theisms == All of these are '''rough''' [[definition]]s of the theisms; they are almost always different. We can split them all into different groups: * [[atheism]] — the opposite of theism; not believing in ''any'' gods or deities * [[agnosticism]] — believing we cannot know whether god(s) exist * [[ignosticism]] - it does not matter whether God exists or not and there is no point in considering it until we understand how to understand God. * [[gnosticism]] — believing that we ''can'' know for certain whether a god(s) exist. Gnosticism and agnosticism can be combined with other forms of theism. For example, it is possible to be an agnostic atheist, or a gnostic theist. In common usage, some people group atheism and agnosticism together under the group of [[nontheism]] — absence of clear belief in any deity. The main types of theism are: * [[polytheism]] — believing that many gods or goddesses exist (sometimes known as paganism) * [[monotheism]] — belief that only one god exists ([[Christian]]s, [[Muslim]]s and [[Jew]]s believe in monotheism.) * [[ditheism]] — belief that two gods exist and they are both equal. This is another way to group different theisms, based on the nature of the gods. * classical theism - God/gods are separate fr