<p>I’m not sure that I agree with your definition of Deism there, but a brief look at Wikipedia suggests that my HS history textbooks may have misled me as to its nature, so I’ll leave it at…not quite agreeing.</p>
<p>And yes, the driving force behind our feeling affected more by the death of the Berkeley student (ideally) is that we should feel some sense of community and be saddened by the loss of a member of that community. I don’t personally feel this way, but I don’t think it’s worth judging the people I disagree with on it.</p>