The constitution contains little reference to any deity , while the declaration of independence appeals to " nature 's god " - a formula that sounds more deistic than christian .
Voltaire used the earthquake to attack deistic optimism .
伏尔泰用地震来攻击那些自然神论乐观主义者。
Following locke and newton , voltaire championed reason over superstition and , though he held certain deistic beliefs , denounced the power of the clergy .