People who follow Deism are called Deists . There are a number of subcategories of modern deism , including monodeism ( this being the default standard concept of deism ) , polydeism , pandeism , panendeism , Spiritual Deism , process deism , Christian deism , scientific deism , and humanistic deism . Some deists see design in nature and purpose in the universe and in their lives ( Prime Designer ) .