RE: Defending Pantheism
May 3, 2019 at 6:53 pm
(This post was last modified: May 3, 2019 at 7:00 pm by Alan V.)
(May 3, 2019 at 6:05 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: I didn't write that.
I fixed it.
(May 3, 2019 at 6:05 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote:(May 3, 2019 at 5:12 pm)Thoreauvian Wrote: As for me, I haven't seen anything yet which is worthy of worship, although some people sure try to make such things. To worship anything undermines the whole skeptical project in my mind. The reality seems to be that there are pluses and minuses to everything. Nothing is worthy of worship, so it's a mistake to worship anything. This perspective is consistent with atheism in my opinion.I disagree. Pantheism not necessarily entail worship.
And I disagree that worship itself undermines skepticism.
If pantheism doesn't entail worship of the divine in nature, it's an empty word in my opinion.
According to Google:
"pantheism (noun)
1. a doctrine which identifies God with the universe, or regards the universe as a manifestation of God.
2. worship that admits or tolerates all gods."
"God (noun)
1. (in Christianity and other monotheistic religions) the creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority; the supreme being.
2. (in certain other religions) a superhuman being or spirit worshiped as having power over nature or human fortunes; a deity."
