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Re: How does the concept of atheism reinforce the concept of panentheism? Part II of II
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. This miscommunication calls for clarification, which panentheism provides, in my opinion.
Orthodox Jews, to avoid objectifying God, write the divine name as G-d. I use GØD, for the same reason.
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. 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.
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 (St. John).
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 (St. John).
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