Pantheism
Definition
The Pantheism worldview is about believing in the supernatural, metaphysical, and the immaterial. Pantheists believe all is one, and one is all. That means they believe that God is incorporated into the world, and they also believe that everything--including themselves--is all an illusion.
Truth and Reality A pantheist’s truth and reality go together. A pantheist’s reality revolves around monism, which means all is one. Since pantheists are very into this concept, they also connect it with the supernatural and metaphysical aspect. Their belief in their reality can be described through solipsism and epistemological supernaturalism. Solipsism, as we talked …show more content…
While epistemological supernaturalism means that they deny the physical aspects of the reality. Although, there is also a hint of skepticism within in the reality, where they completely doubt their own mind. But, what is a pantheist’s truth? The truth that pantheism follows is subjective. They believe it’s true when it aligns with their beliefs. For example, in O’Brien’s article about Buddhism and the two truths, she illustrates an example of a chair and a cat, “Further, the two phenomena have many component parts. The chair is made of fabric and "stuffing" and a frame. It has a back and arms and a seat. Lily the cat has fur and limbs and whiskers and organs.” (O’Brien). From that, she then applies this example to the concept of pantheism, “Further, the distinctive appearance of these phenomena -- the way we see and experience them -- is in large part created by our own nervous systems and sense organs. And the identities "chair" and "Lily" are my own projections. In other words, they are distinctive phenomena in my head, not in themselves. This distinction is conventional truth” (O’Brien). What she is talking about is that the cat and the chair …show more content…
Their reality follows a dualistic approach, meaning they believe in both the metaphysical and physical aspects of life. They believe in that the world is both material and immaterial since it’s being controlled by a metaphysical being. They also believe in the realism of reality. It’s explained as portraying reality as objective/subjective or personal/impersonal. I think that their reality correlates better with the subjectivism part of the realism approach. The theist’s truth falls in the coherence and correspondence category. Coherence is about the concepts fitting together. They believe that God coheres with their belief that he has created the world. The other concept that they believe in is Correspondence. Correspondence meaning that God corresponds with the nature of their reality. Overall, they believe that God is a coherent being that is correspondent with their
Definition
The Pantheism worldview is about believing in the supernatural, metaphysical, and the immaterial. Pantheists believe all is one, and one is all. That means they believe that God is incorporated into the world, and they also believe that everything--including themselves--is all an illusion.
Truth and Reality A pantheist’s truth and reality go together. A pantheist’s reality revolves around monism, which means all is one. Since pantheists are very into this concept, they also connect it with the supernatural and metaphysical aspect. Their belief in their reality can be described through solipsism and epistemological supernaturalism. Solipsism, as we talked …show more content…
While epistemological supernaturalism means that they deny the physical aspects of the reality. Although, there is also a hint of skepticism within in the reality, where they completely doubt their own mind. But, what is a pantheist’s truth? The truth that pantheism follows is subjective. They believe it’s true when it aligns with their beliefs. For example, in O’Brien’s article about Buddhism and the two truths, she illustrates an example of a chair and a cat, “Further, the two phenomena have many component parts. The chair is made of fabric and "stuffing" and a frame. It has a back and arms and a seat. Lily the cat has fur and limbs and whiskers and organs.” (O’Brien). From that, she then applies this example to the concept of pantheism, “Further, the distinctive appearance of these phenomena -- the way we see and experience them -- is in large part created by our own nervous systems and sense organs. And the identities "chair" and "Lily" are my own projections. In other words, they are distinctive phenomena in my head, not in themselves. This distinction is conventional truth” (O’Brien). What she is talking about is that the cat and the chair …show more content…
Their reality follows a dualistic approach, meaning they believe in both the metaphysical and physical aspects of life. They believe in that the world is both material and immaterial since it’s being controlled by a metaphysical being. They also believe in the realism of reality. It’s explained as portraying reality as objective/subjective or personal/impersonal. I think that their reality correlates better with the subjectivism part of the realism approach. The theist’s truth falls in the coherence and correspondence category. Coherence is about the concepts fitting together. They believe that God coheres with their belief that he has created the world. The other concept that they believe in is Correspondence. Correspondence meaning that God corresponds with the nature of their reality. Overall, they believe that God is a coherent being that is correspondent with their