History UsefulNotes / Pantheism

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%%* AGodAmI or AGodIsYou are also invoked, since everyone is part of nature - but since it's everyone, no one person is elevated above the rest as a result.

%%* CessationOfExistence[=/=]AssimilationPlot: Most monist physicalist, and many other Pantheists, agree that existence as an independent consciousness ends upon death, and that all parts return to the whole, though that whole can be anything from the physical universe to an over-soul.
%%* FlatEarthAtheist / NayTheist: In an interesting twist on those tropes, an RPG campaign could involve a pantheist paladin with faith in nothing but the holiness of magic.
%%** Ironically, only idealist or dualist Pantheists (a minority) would believe in the magic, until it was scientifically proven. Admittedly, in most fantasy settings that [[MagicAIsMagicA is not hard]].

* TakeAThirdOption: Splits the line between atheism and theism (and so is often accused by each of belonging to the other). Or may sometimes be claimed by both sides.

Pantheism is a theological theory, commonly associated with the New Age movement, which equates God with the Universe. Often characterized as "Nature worship", it has been equally attacked by theists as being UsefulNotes/{{Atheism}} in disguise, and by atheists as being theism in disguise. Because of this ambiguity, it has also served as a label applied to many scientists of questionable religiousity, but who clearly had a spiritual reverence for energy and nature, such as UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein and Carl Sagan. Many east Asian religions have strong Pantheistic leanings, with Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism all exhibiting substantial forms. Pantheist leanings appear in even the earliest texts of Buddhism and Hinduism, but the roots of the Western form are basically OlderThanSteam.

* Panentheism: tries to bring back some of the theism by saying God ''is'' the Universe but ''also'' exists transcendent to it.
* UsefulNotes/{{Pandeism}}: incorporates UsefulNotes/{{Deism}} by saying God once existed but has ''become'' the Universe itself.

* PiecesOfGod: Pretty much the trope namer, though the standard Pantheist will believe that the pieces are all that there ever was, and still constitute some degree of a whole. UsefulNotes/{{Pandeism}} claims that God destroyed itself to become our Universe (though this may be only temporary) - Pantheism claims that the pieces are all that ever was and ever will be.

'''Pantheism''' is a theological theory, commonly associated with the New Age movement, which equates God with the Universe. Often characterized as "Nature worship", it has been equally attacked by theists as being UsefulNotes/{{Atheism}} in disguise, and by atheists as being theism in disguise. Because of this ambiguity, it has also served as a label applied to many scientists of questionable religiousity, but who clearly had a spiritual reverence for energy and nature, such as UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein and Carl Sagan. Many east Asian religions have strong Pantheistic leanings, with Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism all exhibiting substantial forms. Pantheist leanings appear in even the earliest texts of Buddhism and Hinduism, but the roots of the Western form are basically OlderThanSteam.

* AGodAmI or AGodIsYou are also invoked, since everyone is part of nature - but since it's everyone, no one person is elevated above the rest as a result.
* [[CallARabbitASmeerp Call Nature/Science/The Universe/Everything God]]: One of the main criticisms against naturalistic pantheism, which is based on the belief that God is non-personal, non-sentient and in fact nothing but nature, energy and space-time in the scientific sense.
** [[InsultBackfire They say that as if it's a bad thing.]] Some Pantheists specifically object to using the word God, because everyone else expects it to have the personal, sentient meaning.

*** According to WPM, if this is the case, the person is already a Pantheist, and simply does not acknowledge it. It is, of course, possible to treat Pantheism as religion, philosophy, or both, and there are many avowed Pantheists who are also Christians, Wiccans, Unitarian Universalists, etc.
* CessationOfExistence[=/=]AssimilationPlot: Most monist physicalist, and many other Pantheists, agree that existence as an independent consciousness ends upon death, and that all parts return to the whole, though that whole can be anything from the physical universe to an over-soul.
* FlatEarthAtheist / NayTheist: In an interesting twist on those tropes, an RPG campaign could involve a pantheist paladin with faith in nothing but the holiness of magic.
** Ironically, only idealist or dualist Pantheists (a minority) would believe in the magic, until it was scientifically proven. Admittedly, in most fantasy settings that [[MagicAIsMagicA is not hard]].
* PiecesOfGod: Pretty much the trope namer, though the standard Pantheist will believe that the pieces are all that there ever was, and still constitute some degree of a whole.
** UsefulNotes/{{Pandeism}} claims that God destroyed itself to become our Universe (though this may be only temporary) - Pantheism claims that the pieces are all that ever was and ever will be.
* TakeAThirdOption: Splits the line between atheism and theism (and so is often accused by each of belonging to the other).
** Or may sometimes be claimed by both sides.

** {{Pandeism}} claims that God destroyed itself to become our Universe (though this may be only temporary) - Pantheism claims that the pieces are all that ever was and ever will be.

* Pantheism@Website/Everything2.com -- http://everything2.com/title/Pantheism

* Pantheism@Everything2.com -- http://everything2.com/title/Pantheism

'''Pantheism''' is a theological theory, commonly associated with the New Age movement, which equates God with the Universe. Often characterized as "Nature worship", it has been equally attacked by theists as being UsefulNotes/{{Atheism}} in disguise, and by atheists as being theism in disguise. Because of this ambiguity, it has also served as a label applied to many scientists of questionable religiousity, but who clearly had a spiritual reverence for energy and nature, such as AlbertEinstein and Carl Sagan. Many east Asian religions have strong Pantheistic leanings, with Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism all exhibiting substantial forms. Pantheist leanings appear in even the earliest texts of Buddhism and Hinduism, but the roots of the Western form are basically OlderThanSteam.

** This often leads to the confusion as to whether persons such as Einstein and Sagan, who expressed high levels of respect and wonder for nature, should be considered pantheists. As RichardDawkins also expresses similar feelings regarding nature, it's entirely possible for one to feel about something as religious persons do about their faith without being religious.

* UsefulNotes/{{Pandeism}}: which incorporates UsefulNotes/{{Deism}} to saying God once existed but has ''become'' the Universe itself.

* PiecesOfGod: Pretty much the trope namer, though the standard Pantheist will believe that the pieces are all that there ever was, and still constitute some degree of a whole
** {{Pandeism}} claims that God destroyed itself to become our Universe (tho this may be only temporary) - Pantheism claims that the pieces are all that ever was and ever will be.

'''Pantheism''' is a theological theory which equates God with the Universe. Often characterized as "Nature worship", it has been equally attacked by theists as being UsefulNotes/{{Atheism}} in disguise, and by atheists as being theism in disguise. Because of this ambiguity, it has also served as a label applied to many scientists of questionable religiousity, but who clearly had a spiritual reverence for energy and nature, such as AlbertEinstein and Carl Sagan. Many east Asian religions have strong Pantheistic leanings, with Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism all exhibiting substantial forms. Pantheist leanings appear in even the earliest texts of Buddhism and Hinduism, but the roots of the Western form are basically OlderThanSteam.

* Monist Physicalist (or Naturalistic) Pantheism: Only believes in the proven or material, but reveres it; generally views the world mechanically. Represented by the [[http://www.pantheism.net/ World Pantheist Movement]].

* [[strike:[[CallARabbitASmeerp Call Nature A God]]]][[ExactWords Call Nature God]]: One of the main criticisms against naturalistic pantheism, which is based on the belief that God is non-personal, non-sentient and in fact nothing but nature in the scientific sense.

*** According to WPM, if this is the case, the person is already a Pantheist, and simply does not acknowledge it. It is, of course, possible to treat Pantheism as religion, philosophy, or both, and there are many avowed Pantheists who are also Wiccans, Unitarian Universalists, etc.

'''Pantheism''' is a theological theory which equates God with the Universe. Often characterized as "Nature worship", it has been equally attacked by theists as being UsefulNotes/{{Atheism}} in disguise, and by atheists as being theism in disguise. Because of this ambiguity, it has also served as a label applied to many scientists of questionable religiousity, but who clearly had a spiritual reverence for nature, such as AlbertEinstein and Carl Sagan. Many east Asian religions have strong Pantheistic leanings, with Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism all exhibiting substantial forms. Pantheist leanings appear in even the earliest texts of Buddhism and Hinduism, but the roots of the Western form are basically OlderThanSteam.

Modern variations include Panentheism (which tries to bring back some of the theism by saying God ''is'' the Universe but ''also'' exists transcendant to it, and UsefulNotes/{{Pandeism}} (which incorporates UsefulNotes/{{Deism}} to saying God has ''become'' the Universe).

* CessationOfExistence: Most monist physicalist, and many other Pantheists, agree that existence as an independent consciousness ends upon death, and that all parts return to the whole, though that whole can be anything from the physical universe to an over-soul.

* Dualist Pantheism: Believes in both in both the physical and the spiritual, with varying bias towards either side. Perhaps the driving force behind the [[http://www.pantheist.net/ Universal Pantheist Society]].

'''Pantheism''' is a theological theory which equates God with the Universe. Often characterized as "Nature worship", it has been equally attacked by theists as being UsefulNotes/{{Atheism}} in disguise, and by atheists as being theism in disguise. Because of this ambiguity, it has also served as a label applied to many scientists of questionable religiousity, but who clearly had a spiritual reverence for nature, such as AlbertEinstein and Carl Sagan. Many east Asian religions have strong Pantheistic leanings, with Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism all exhibiting substantial forms. Pantheist leanings appear in even the earliest texts of Buddhism and Hinduism, but the roots of the modern, Western form are basically OlderThanSteam.

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** AGodAmI or AGodIsYou are also invoked, since everyone is part of nature - but since it's everyone, no one person is elevated above the rest as a result.

'''Pantheism''' is a theological theory which equates God with the Universe. Often characterized as "Nature worship", it has been equally attacked by theists as being UsefulNotes/{{Atheism}} in disguise, and by atheists as being theism in disguise. Because of this ambiguity, it has also served as a label applied to many scientists of questionable religiousity, but who clearly had a spiritual reverence for nature, such as AlbertEinstein and Carl Sagan. Many Eastern religions have strong Pantheistic leanings, with Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism all exhibiting substantial forms.

* OlderThanDirt: Pantheist leanings appear in even the earliest texts of Buddhism and Hinduism, but the roots of the modern, western form are basically OlderThanSteam.

'''Pantheism''' is a theological theory which equates God with the Universe. Often characterized as "Nature worship", it has been equally attacked by theists as being UsefulNotes/{{Atheism}} in disguise, and by atheists as being UsefulNotes/{{Theism}} in disguise. Because of this ambiguity, it has also served as a label applied to many scientists of questionable religiousity, but who clearly had a spiritual reverence for nature, such as AlbertEinstein and Carl Sagan. Many Eastern religions have strong Pantheistic leanings, with Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism all exhibiting substantial forms.

* CessationOfExistence: Most monist physicalist, and many other Pantheists, agree that existence as an independent consciousness ends upon death, and that all parts return to the whole, though that whole can be anything from the physical universe to an over-soul.

* CessationOfExistence: Naturalistic pantheists believe that all that is left of you after death is your molecules and whatever impact you had on other people's lives.

Modern variations include UsefulNotes/{{Panentheism}} (which tries to bring back some of the theism by saying God ''is'' the Universe but ''also'' exists transcendant to it, and UsefulNotes/{{Pandeism}} (which incorporates UsefulNotes/{{Deism}} to saying God has ''become'' the Universe).
There are also more specific forms:
* Monist Physicalist (or Naturalistic) Pantheism: Only believes in the proven or material, but reveres it. Represented by the [[http://www.pantheism.net/ World Pantheist Movement]].
* Monist Idealist Pantheism: Only believes in the mental (i.e. panpsychism) and sees consciousness as the fundamental reality.
* Dualist Pantheism: Believes in both in both the physical and the spiritual. Perhaps the driving force behind the [[http://www.pantheist.net/ Universal Pantheist Society]].

** AGodAmI or AGodIsYou are also invoked, since everyone is part of nature - but since it's everyone, no one person is elevated above the rest as a result.

** Sometimes considered a form of Deism, since the God does not interfere except through impersonal natural law, but different in that there is no external God capable of interference.

** {{Pandeism}} claims that God killed himself - Pantheism claims that the pieces are all that ever was and ever will be.

** Sometimes considered a form of Deism, since the God does not interfere except through impersonal natural law.

'''Pantheism''' is a theological theory which equates God with the Universe. Often characterized as "Nature worship", it has been equally attacked by theists as being UsefulNotes/{{Atheism}} in disguise, and by atheists as being UsefulNotes/{{Theism}} in disguise. Because of this ambiguity, it has also served as a label applied to many scientists of questionable religiousity, but who clearly had a spiritual reverence for nature, such as AlbertEinstein and CarlSagan.

* [[strike:[[CallARabbitASmeerp Call Nature A God]]]][[ExactWords Call Nature A God]]: One of the main criticisms against naturalistic pantheism, which is based on the belief that God is non-personal, non-sentient and in fact nothing but nature in the scientific sense.

* PiecesOfGod: Pretty much the trope namer.

** Ironically, only idealist or dualist Pantheists (a minority) would believe in the magic, until it was scientifically proven.

* Monist Idealist Pantheism: Only believes in the mental (i.e. [[panpsychism]]) and sees consciousness as the fundamental reality. Much less prevalent.

* Monist Idealist Pantheism: Only believes in the spiritual (spirits, magic, etc.), and sees the material as a representation. Much less prevalent.

* [[CallARabbitASmeerp Call Nature A God]]: One of the main criticisms against naturalistic pantheism, which is based on the belief that God is non-personal, non-sentient and in fact nothing but nature in the scientific sense.
** This often leads to the confusion as to whether persons such as Einstein and Sagan who expressed high levels of respect and wonder for nature should be considered pantheists. As RichardDawkins also expresses similar feelings regarding nature, it's entirely possible for one to feel about something as religious persons do about their faith without being religious.

* PiecesOfGod: Pretty much the trope namer

*[[CallARabbitASmeerp Call Nature A God]]: One of the main criticisms against naturalistic pantheism, which is based on the belief that God is non-personal, non-sentient and in fact nothing but nature in the scientific sense. R