Noun
- The belief that the universe is divine and should be revered. Pantheism identifies the universe with God but denies any personality or transcendence of such a God.
- The belief in all gods.
...Pantheism ( (pan) = all and θεός (theos) = God, literally "God is all" -ism) is the view that everything is part of an all-encompassing immanent God and that the Universe (Nature) and God are equivalent. Pantheism promotes the idea that God is better understood as an abstract principle representing natural law, existence, and the Universe (the sum total of all that was, is and shall be), rather than as an anthropomorphic entity.Owen, H. P. Concepts of Deity. London: Macmillan, 1971.]Pantheists do not believe in a personal god; rather, they refer to nature or the universe as God.Pantheism is a metaphysical and religious position. Broadly defined it is the view that (1) "God is everything and everything is God … the world is either identical with God or in some way a self-expression of his nature" (Owen 1971: 74). Similarly, it is the view that (2) everything that exists constitutes a "unity" and this all-inclusive unity is in some sense divine (MacIntyre 1967: 34). A slightly more specific definition is given by Owen (1971: 65) who says (3) "‘Pantheism’ … signifies the belief that every existing entity is, only one Being; and that all other forms of reality are either modes (or appearances) of it or identical with it." Even with these definitions there is dispute as to just how pantheism is to be understood and who is and is not a pantheist. Aside from Spinoza, other possible pantheists include some of the Presocratics; Plato; Lao Tzu; Plotinus; Schelling; Hegel; Bruno, Eriugena and Tillich. Possible pantheists among literary figures include Emerson, Walt Whitman, D.H. Lawrence, and Robinson Jeffers. Beethoven (Crabbe 1982) and Martha Graham (Kisselgoff 1987) have also been thought to be pantheistic in some of their work — if not pantheists. Read full entry
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Pantheism.?
Can I still be an atheist
while being inclined toward
pantheism?
I am inclined to believe that
there is a "spirit" (not a god
nor a soul) in all things;
rocks, trees, rivers, weeds,
etc. And, while one may " wish
to respect" these spirits they
do not, nor cannot control one
another, nor humans either.
Further, while "I" am here
through no devine creation,
neither are the "spirits" in
all things here through devine
creation.
I am inclined to believe that
there is a "spirit" (not a god
nor a soul) in all things;
rocks, trees, rivers, weeds,
etc. And, while one may wish
to "respect" these spirits
they do not, nor cannot
control or exert influence on
humans (nor on one another).
Further, while "I" am here
through no devine creation,
neither are the "spirits" I
refer to here through devine
creation.
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You can be whatever you want to be. There is no rule book of atheism. Cut and paste... The vast majority of persons who can be identified as "pantheistic" are of the classical variety (such as Hindus, Jews, Sufis, Unitarians, Etc.), while most persons who self-identify as "pantheist" alone (rather than as members of another religion) are of the naturalistic variety. The division between the three "flavours" of pantheism are not entirely clear in all situations, and remains a source of some controversy in pantheist circles. Classical pantheists generally accept the religious doctrine that there is a spiritual basis to all reality, while naturalistic pantheists generally do not and thus see the world in somewhat atheistic terms. Confusion between the concepts of pantheism and atheism may be an ancient problem in linguistics. Rome referred to early Christians as Atheists, and the explanations of this semantic phenomenon vary, one of which references the confusion between these two concepts. |
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What's the difference between Can you contrast what the
difference between pantheism
and Christian God is?
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Pantheism is a philosophy, not a set of dogma, nor does it need to include a supernatural deity (though it certainly can). The Christian God, a true blue deity, is literally defined in the Bible. - secular pantheist |
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How is Pantheism used in I know what pantheism is in
it's basics, but I what I want
to know is how a pantheist
applies their belief system in
everyday life? A friend of
mine is Wiccan and said he was
also a pantheist, so I looked
it up, and I was wondering if
you can be a pantheist and a
Wiccan? Thanks.
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Pantheism is the view that everything is part of God. In pantheism, Nature and God are considered equivalent and synonymous. A tenet of pantheism is everything done by man, and even by animals, is equally divine and excellent; nothing can be more censurable and nothing more praiseworthy than anything else. This leads to the adage: "You can and should not judge my actions and behaviors as either good or bad for everything I do is neither." Godspeed. |
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