Theists believe that a personal God exists who interacts with the world. Monotheists, like Christians, Muslims, or Jews, believe that only one God exists. Polytheists, like the followers of Greek and Roman mythologies, believe that many gods exist. Deists believe that one God created the universe, but unlike theists, they believe this God no longer interacts with the world he created. Some Founding Fathers, such as Thomas Jefferson, were deists: They rejected Christianity,
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