(September 19, 2019 at 12:20 pm)Lek Wrote:(September 19, 2019 at 9:24 am)zebo-the-fat Wrote: No, it's a simple question, where was he/she/it?
God existed as an immaterial being at that point and then "became" the universe. I'm relating this as I understand the pantheists' point of view to be.
You seem to be describing panentheism, not pantheism.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.