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I'm a Protestant Christian.

Religion.

Let me just say right off the bat that I don't currently practice any kind of religion. I'm won't worship anyone or anything. I don't gather and sing hymns, I don't wear specific clothing or have days where I fast or sacrifice. That being said, I will tell you: I was raised in a Christian home, at 12 years old I considered myself agnostic, then atheist, and now when asked I liked to tell people I'm a Pantheist of sorts.

I see it as a somewhat non-religious philosophical position but others who use the term Pantheism may disagree. I believe there is no divinity other than the universe and nature. That it's always been here, always will be here and that the universe is immeasurable in respect to a human's capacity of understanding it. I'm not sure humans will ever be able to comprehend it, but simply accept it vast mysteriousness. I believe in no other eternal being but the universe. Even that though, sounds crazy and radical to some people, right?

So it's easier to just explain it this way, I feel that humans are nothing more special than our intelligence. There is no god of the humans. To assume that there is a god that looks like a human, that created the humans, bothers itself with humans and only humans is something (in my opinion) to be considered a bit self involved on the humans' part. To also assume that Earthlings have a special God that has eyes, ears, nose and mouth is a bit limited in imagination as well (In my opinion). We assume there is a God so we can have a reason for how we came to be and how we will continue to be.

I just simply accept that all there is, simply is, has been and always will be. If there is something to be considered a God it is not a he, she, creature, spirit or anything like that. It is much bigger, and very powerful, and infinite. In my opinion, everything composes an all-encompassing, immanent "God", no deity or idol, nothing to be worshiped. Just look at it accept it and live it. That's my Pantheism.

If you disagree with me though, let's pretend I said this, "What is religion?"

Ugh. My grammatical errors.

At 5/14/13 07:55 PM, PiperAnn wrote: I see it as a somewhat non-religious philosophical position but others who use the term Pantheism may disagree. I believe there is no divinity other than the universe and nature. That it's always been here, always will be here and that the universe is immeasurable in respect to a human's capacity of understanding it. I'm not sure humans will ever be able to comprehend it, but simply accept it vast mysteriousness. I believe in no other eternal being but the universe. Even that though, sounds crazy and radical to some people, right?

So wait, thats what Pantheism is?
I've been wondering what it was since I first saw that word used but was too lazy to look it up, haha.

At 5/14/13 08:36 PM, Viper50 wrote:
So wait, thats what Pantheism is?
I've been wondering what it was since I first saw that word used but was too lazy to look it up, haha.

Yep. One of the most basic views of Pantheism. Or complex view. I dunno, seems simple to me.

At 5/14/13 08:38 PM, BasedBubbus wrote:

At 5/14/13 07:55 PM, PiperAnn wrote: I'm a Pantheist of sorts.

are pansexuals pantheists

Yes, we also run around eating paninis and playing the panpipes.

At 5/14/13 09:03 PM, PiperAnn wrote: Yep. One of the most basic views of Pantheism. Or complex view. I dunno, seems simple to me.

I suppose its a simple in a way.
Also a "close friend" of mine is a Pantheist. And the only reason I even heard of it was because I was chatting with her and she offhandedly mentioned it.

Yes, we also run around eating paninis and playing the panpipes.

I wish I could play the panpipes ._.