RE: I believe in God: So Debate me
May 12, 2014 at 9:29 am
(This post was last modified: May 12, 2014 at 9:32 am by Confused Ape.)
Shaykh al-Kabir Shair Abdulrab Wrote: Everyone else wants me to be a Muslim because it can be eaisly refuted but the issue is that I am anti-Islamic, thus not a Muslim. I am a Panendeistic Wathani Pagan to be specific. My theological views come from Deism so work with that
I'm trying to find out what you believe.
Panendeism
Quote:Panendeism combines deism with panentheism, the belief that the universe is part of God, but not all of God. A component of panendeism is "experiential metaphysics" – the idea that a mystical component exists within the framework of panendeism, allowing the seeker to experience a relationship to Deity through meditation, prayer or some other type of communion.[72] This is a major departure from classical deism.
I didn't get very far with Wathani Pagan other than wathani is the Arabic word for pagan and some people say that Wathani Paganism is pre-Islamic Arab paganism. I finally gave up after - Semitic Neopaganism
Quote:The Semitic Neopagan religions are divided into Levantine and Arabian movements.
If you don't follow a religion you can't be a Semitic Neopagan. Anyway, back to Panendeism. There's plenty of evidence that mystics experience something. This doesn't prove that God actually exists, though, only that mystics experience something why they interpret as being God.
Where are the snake and mushroom smilies?