How do the concepts of Hinduism reinforce the concept of panentheism?
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Hinduism reinforces panentheism by accepting the idea that the CausativeForce periodically starts over by dissolving the existing universe and building a new one.
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The Hindu concept of the Causative Force and self being identical explains why the idea makes sense that the soul came from the Causative Force and is a part of the Causative Force.
If the universe were made by the Causative Force, it can, just as easily, be uncreated by the Causative Force.
The soul then has one of two possibilities in terms of immortality and mortality.
The soul could have the characteristic of immortality and be able to exist even if the universe were uncreated, in which case the soul would have nowhere to go but into an all present, omnipresent, panentheistic Causative Force.
Or the soul could be mortal and die with the death of the universe, which is rejected by Hinduism.
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Modern religions (since the last 4,000 years) have put forth the concept that the essence of humans is the soul and that the soul is immortal.