Kungfuzed
Student Nurse
Willamena told me I should add Pantheism to my Religion title so I decided to look into it. I've really never heard of it. When I hear Pan I think of that little goat man dancing around with his pipes. I'd imagine Pantheism would be the worship of a little goat man. I think the word PanAtheism or Pannaturalism would be better. That way I can at least be a little goat man with no belief in God or just a natural little goat man.
I've been reading some of the links provided in the thread by Lux et Umbra. What I've learned so far is that Pantheism does agree a great deal with many of my ideas. I do believe that we are one with the universe. We are completely natural physical beings. I do have a reverence for nature and do feel especially spiritual when I witness some of the beauty it is capable of.
There are also some differences. I do not refer to nature or this world or the universe as "God". Nature is just nature. The universe is just the universe. I do not personify it. It is not an intelligent living being. For me nature is not always warm and beautiful. Nature can be very ugly and make me miserable sometimes. It is not always a spiritual high to be out in nature.
There also seems to be some confusion among Pantheists when it comes to determinism and free will. I still stand firm on the side of causal determinism.
For the time being I still don't know much about Pantheism. Natural Pantheism seems to be closest out of all the categories of Pantheism. For now I'll change my Religion title to Naturalism while I look into things further. I can definitely identify with Naturalism and I'm still an Atheist.
I've been reading some of the links provided in the thread by Lux et Umbra. What I've learned so far is that Pantheism does agree a great deal with many of my ideas. I do believe that we are one with the universe. We are completely natural physical beings. I do have a reverence for nature and do feel especially spiritual when I witness some of the beauty it is capable of.
There are also some differences. I do not refer to nature or this world or the universe as "God". Nature is just nature. The universe is just the universe. I do not personify it. It is not an intelligent living being. For me nature is not always warm and beautiful. Nature can be very ugly and make me miserable sometimes. It is not always a spiritual high to be out in nature.
There also seems to be some confusion among Pantheists when it comes to determinism and free will. I still stand firm on the side of causal determinism.
For the time being I still don't know much about Pantheism. Natural Pantheism seems to be closest out of all the categories of Pantheism. For now I'll change my Religion title to Naturalism while I look into things further. I can definitely identify with Naturalism and I'm still an Atheist.