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Originally Posted by nbound  If god is the universe, and we are beings which are part if this universe, wouldnt that make us god(s)? So as a god, in line with my atheism, i declare gods not to exist!  |
hackle577 answered it for me. Saying that everyone is 'a' god is more of a Buddhist belief than a Pantheist one. 'God' in pantheism is a unique and abstract concept, whereas 'gods' in Buddhism are merely supernatural deities, a status which every human may achieve (not all Buddhists believe this, though).
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Originally Posted by Charbucks I'm having trouble figuring out where we jump from describing the universe as a unified force to it becoming a personified "God". I could see there being an energy holding everything together, but I can't make the leap to envisioning a conscious, thinking God-creature. |
I wouldn't say that it is a 'personified' God, since His 'mind' is nothing like our own minds, and His body is nothing like our own bodies. The only value of personifying a Pantheistic notion of God would be for artistic or therapeutic purposes. When we are talking about God as He really is, it would be very misleading to call Him a creature or a person.