I think your right that a deist has a natural theology. Some theists subscribe to revealed religion others do not. There are a very large number of theological systems. It is also possible to reject Revelation and still believe in a supernatural god.
Besides a natural theology, all deists attribute the characteristic of rationality to god. They may disagree on whether god is just a rationally understandable universe or a rational being. Either way, deists consider gaining an understanding of the world to be religious work. This is another way I distinguish between a deist and an agnostic, since the agnostic considers this learning to be secular.
Also, I think that a claim about the probability of gods existence is a claim about the properties of god. Certainly, a theology is not needed to arrive at this conclusion. However, in reaching this conclusion you create a theology (a philosophy which holds a belief in the existence of god). |