This may be the most important thread I make. As a syntheist I see divinity as a natural phenomenon, not supernatural at all. In fact, I reject claims of the supernatural. What created the Universe? Something in the local multiverse, but ultimately the local multiverse. The metaverse created the...
In another discussion, there was a comparison made between divine law and natural law. In a response, someone mentioned that they thought natural law might exist independent of deities.
I was going to engage in a discussion about the difference between divine and deities, but then looked at...
The idea of this thread is to raise the question of the utility of deferring punishment, or secretly punishing people for crimes or sins committed that any god is claimed as the source for said punishment.
A deferred punishment would refer to any time it was within a god's power to bring...
I, along with seven other members from our local Vedanta group, sat down for a discussion with Swami Sarvadevananda yesterday. In that discussion, we spoke about figures such as Krishna, Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad, and a few others. Swami Sarvadevananda as well as a few others that were there...
Is the god, supreme being, creator, absolute, or whatever word you use in your religion or spirituality to describe your personal deity, self-aware? Is He/She/It sentient and capable of changing or influencing events in your life?
If can you answer yes to either or both of these questions...