Is it still Panentheism if the divine penetrates everything but is a separate entity?
So the universe is not literally part of the divine? Like you could think of it as the blood of a human. The blood is everywhere within the body but is still a separate thing.
Is it still Panentheism?
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Re: Is it still Panentheism?
Post #2How is blood a separate thing? Can a human live without blood?darthbarracuda wrote: Is it still Panentheism if the divine penetrates everything but is a separate entity?
So the universe is not literally part of the divine? Like you could think of it as the blood of a human. The blood is everywhere within the body but is still a separate thing.
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Re: Is it still Panentheism?
Post #3The question seems to harken back to the standard mind-body problem, and with consciousness. Is the Universe self-aware? If so, could that be what we might describe as divine?darthbarracuda wrote: Is it still Panentheism if the divine penetrates everything but is a separate entity?
So the universe is not literally part of the divine? Like you could think of it as the blood of a human. The blood is everywhere within the body but is still a separate thing.
Re: Is it still Panentheism?
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I'd say that no, that is not Panentheism. With Panentheism, there is no separation between the Divine and any of Creation. A Panentheism will experience the seen and unseen is whole, united and One. Everywhere they look, there God is.
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I'd say that no, that is not Panentheism. With Panentheism, there is no separation between the Divine and any of Creation. A Panentheism will experience the seen and unseen is whole, united and One. Everywhere they look, there God is.
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Re: Is it still Panentheism?
Post #5The universe is indeed self-aware. I'm a native part of the universe, and I'm looking back at it.Reverend Richard wrote: The question seems to harken back to the standard mind-body problem, and with consciousness. Is the Universe self-aware? If so, could that be what we might describe as divine?
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