Talk:Classical pantheism
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Jack:
For All Classical Pantheists, "GOD" can be either a personal or an impersonal GOD of Cosmos or both/and or All.
Do you not understand?
Paul Vogel
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God is personal. Jack 02:54, 27 Jan 2004 (UTC)
Yes, GOD is personal, as it is WITHIN you, me, everything that is.
From that POV, GOD is personal.
When GOD is COSMOS, GOD can also be impersonal, as when it is WITHIN a rock, the sun, the earth, or a flower, or the LAWS of NATURE.
I happen to believe that GOD is BOTH PERSONAL and IMPERSONAL at one and the same time and place, as GOD is EVERYWHERE and is WITHIN EVERYTHING, whether having a "PERSONALITY" or not.
Do you understand, Jack?
Best regards,
Paul Vogel
no, but I don't mind the current version. Sam Spade 23:15, 16 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Ok, just like light is both a particle and a wave, at one and the same time and place, so is GOD both personal and impersonal, at one and the same time and everyplace. Understand? Even if not, I am glad that you don't mind the current version, Jack, I mean, Sam. :D
- I don't see how refering to him is as impersonal is accurate in any way (I have a close and personal relationship with God) and I reccomend you study the concept of atman. On the other hand, the version (as I last checked it) kept the matter as one held by an individual believer, and I feel that is accurate, as you clearly feel the way you do, and probably many people feel the way they do (variously), about God. Sam Spade 14:41, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)
GOD is accurately "impersonal", and is "non-gender specific", or is atman when referring to the Cosmic Laws of Nature. GOD is accurately "personal", when you do have a close and a personal relationship with and to GOD/COSMOS, within. Understand? [1] -PV
