2006-10-24 12:04:43 · 11 answers · asked by a sock 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
www.pantheism.net identifies Pantheism as reverence of nature and cosmos.
> Interesting! I never knew there was another name for my philosophy/modus operendus. I always ran across terms like animism. Seems like these, to a certain degree, have commonalities.
2006-10-24 12:09:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pantheism is often confused with polytheism-the belief in many Gods-but in fact, Pantheism is neither a theism nor an atheism but is a belief that God is everything. When one looks at the root of the word "pantheism," he will see that "pan" means all and "theos" means God, thus the word "pantheism" define the philosophy perfectly. Pantheism is an acient philosophy and has become incorporated in many religions such as Buddhism or Hinduism. It has become popular with people who want to experience religion with no commitment.
2006-10-24 19:08:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
The basic idea is that God is nature, or to say it the other way, nature is God. It's a kind of non-supernatural religion, although there really is no creed to follow either, so it's unclear what it has in common with what we usually call religion. It seems to me that pantheism stretches the definitions of the words "God" and "Religion" so far from what we usually understand them to mean that we're just playing word games. It reminds me of when people say things like "God is love." Why not just appreciate nature, life, and love without dragging in a lot of religion-addled verbiage to confuse things? But as far as religions go, it's pretty harmless. I don't think we'll ever have to worry about pantheist crusades or suicide bombers.
2006-10-25 04:37:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Oxford Dictionary of Current English, third edition 2001, defines "Pantheism" as: "(1) The belief that God is present in all things. (2) Belief in many or all gods.
As I stand personally, Yes on the first. No on the second concept.
To each his own belief.
2006-10-24 19:12:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pantheism (Greek: Ïάν ( 'pan' ) = all and Theos = God) literally means "God is All" and "All is God". It is the view that everything is of an all-encompassing immanent God; or that the universe, or nature, and God are equivalent. More detailed definitions tend to emphasize the idea that natural law, existence, and the universe (the sum total of all that is, was, and shall be) is represented or personified in the theological principle of 'God'.
Pantheism means in simplest form tha t everything is created or represented by god. In effect there is no other solution, theory or neccessary discussion beyond god.
2006-10-24 19:10:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pantheism is the idea that God is everything and everything is God at the same time. Panentheism is the idea that God is in everything, but those things are not divine.
2006-10-24 19:27:43 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure you are about to enlighten us.
Doesn't it mean god in everything? Including kitchen utensils? Or would that be frying pantheism?
Laughs and laughs, rolling round on floor holding ribs.
2006-10-24 19:07:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
"We are all atoms in the body of god."--Edgar Cayce (I think)
Everything is part of God. God is part of everything. Every tree, rock, dust mote, parrot, pen, and person is sacred.
Pretty scary, huh? It makes you really examine how you live your life and treat EVERYTHING (not just everyBODY) around you.
Good luck on your quest.
2006-10-27 08:17:04 · answer #8 · answered by Gevera Bert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All religions accepted.
Seems like a fair deal
2006-10-24 19:09:38 · answer #9 · answered by Elena E 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Is it that I have faith that my non-stick pan is still where I put it?
Kidding. Isn't it the belief that god is in everything? I'm not sure...
2006-10-24 19:07:19 · answer #10 · answered by ReeRee 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋