Unsolicited reply to Rev. King’s comment:
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Article URL: http://panentheism.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2006/11/3/2467344.html
Author: RevLGKing
Title: Re: How does the concept of atheism reinforce the concept of panentheism? Part II of II
Rev King:
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In my opinion, when most atheists say, "I do not believe in God..." They conceive of a god who is an objective person, like us, who is separate and apart from All that is. In other words, they think of an objectified God.
Djs: The operative word here is ‘most’, which illustrated the reason why it is difficult to discuss the issues surrounding Atheism. Atheism has no standard definition and thus no universal point from which to begin any discussion regarding Atheism.
Rev. King: …This miscommunication calls for clarification, which panentheism provides, in my opinion.
Djs: I agree.
Rev. King: Orthodox Jews, to avoid objectifying God, write the divine name as G-d. I use GØD, for the same reason.
I think of GØD as the total, indivisible, and all-encompassing unit of all that is.
Djs: For the most part, I would agree. The model ‘symbiotic panentheism’ also incorporates the concept of the existence of the individual, you and I.
Rev. King: This means that I could be quite happy calling myself a "unitist", and a student of unitology, including that which is mental and spiritual as well as physical. This nicely gets rid of having to use "theism"--the god word--as if God is a separate entity from us and what is.
Djs: Are you suggesting the individual does not exist as an individual? Are you suggesting the physical universe does not exist as a physical universe?
Rev. King: GØD includes all "things"--physical, mental and spiritual--which I experience as natural and/or supernatural--the all-inclusive mystery of all that is. G=moral goodness. Ø (the set without numbers)=the order of all nature as explored by science/maths, and D=the design, direction and destiny--beauty. GØD is the spirit of Love in all of us (
Djs: I would be open to discussing various issues of this last paragraph or previous paragraphys if you would like.