Introduction

⁰ Children of Abraham, peace be upon you

¹ There is one God, who has spoken to no one

² The Book of Doctrine is the first book of the Third Testament. ³ It presents a philosophical framework that combines religious and scientific schools of thought. ⁴ It draws primarily upon Christian theology and contemporary cosmology. ⁵ The Book of Doctrine is a living document. ⁶ All precepts are open to comment, though doctrine is decided by the chief theologian. ⁷ The writings herein are so simple that a wise person can understand it by lunchtime, and a fool by sundown. ⁸ The Book of Doctrine standardizes the Deist religion. ⁹ It shall be referred to as Standard Doctrine, against which other worldly doctrines can be compared. ¹⁰ Standard Doctrine is compatible with the following theories

1. Big Bang theory
2. Theory of Evolution
3. Out-of-Africa Theory
4. And Universe Creationism