Theists belive in some sort of supernatural being or god. Atheists do not. As a consequence atheists must rely on their own judgement to determine a path between self-interest and altruistic behaviour. Theist are unable to make this judgement and rely on instructions provided by a religion which claimes to have all of the answers.
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Theistic approach asserts belief in the existence of a higher power or gods, while atheistic approach denies the existence of any deities or higher powers. Theistic beliefs often involve worship, prayer, and adherence to religious teachings, while atheistic beliefs focus on reason, evidence, and the natural world for understanding existence.
Theists believe in some form of god as all knowing, all seeing entity, concerning itself with our gay to day lives. Atheists do not believe in any type of god.
Theistic refers to the belief in the existence of a god or gods, especially a personal god who interacts with and influences the world. It is the opposite of atheistic, which denotes a lack of belief in any gods.
Atheism isn't a religion so there is no prescribed approach to life and morality, however many atheists are also rationalists who try and approach problems through reason and rationality.
Non-theistic refers to beliefs or perspectives that do not involve a belief in a deity or gods. Non-theistic philosophies, such as atheism and agnosticism, do not attribute supernatural powers or beings to the universe.
A theistic religion is one that believes in one or more Gods. A monotheistic religion, like Christianity or Islam, believes in one God. A polytheistic religion, like Hinduism, believes in many Gods. A theist describes a person who believes in a God or many Gods. The opposite would be an atheist, who does not believe in God.
OpinionAdvantages of looking at human nature form a theistic point of view include that people and their motives can be compartmentalised, ready assumptions made and dogmatic solutions, such as prayer or forgiveness, offerred for personal problems. A disadvantage is that the theistic viewpoint can be wrong.