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[yiostheoy]

Greetings.

Deist -- means God The Great Watchmaker rules Heaven and Earth.

I believe in the 4 classic proofs of God from Western Philosophy --

1 - First Cause

2 - Prime Mover

3 - Artistic Artificer

4 - Purposeful Designer.

 

[DawudTalut]

Peace be on you. Welcome.

 

[Terese]

Hello Yiostheoy! Welcome to the Forum! I am a pantheist, although i don't refer to myself as such because there is a much better term for me; Vaishnava.

 

[yiostheoy]

Hello Yiostheoy! Welcome to the Forum! I am a pantheist, although i don't refer to myself as such because there is a much better term for me; Vaishnava.

Very beautiful, thank you.

I like the notion of polytheism from Hinduism simply because of two reasons.

First, if you think about it, any God is not going to stay lonely very long. He/She is going to get to work creating other Gods to keep themselves company.

Second, one look at the Hubble deep field photos send back from Space and its millions of galaxies makes it clear that no one single God could contemplate all of them.

My guess is -- one God (or family of Gods) for each Galaxy. But that's just a guess. None of the major religions or philosophies of the world mentions galaxies. The Hubble deep field data are completely new and their impact on modern religion is extraordinary, requiring a complete rethinking of most religious dogmas.

 

[Terese]

Very beautiful, thank you.

I like the notion of polytheism from Hinduism simply because of two reasons.

First, if you think about it, any God is not going to stay lonely very long. He/She is going to get to work creating other Gods to keep themselves company.

Second, one look at the Hubble deep field photos send back from Space and its millions of galaxies makes it clear that no one single God could contemplate all of them.

My guess is -- one God (or family of Gods) for each Galaxy. But that's just a guess. None of the major religions or philosophies of the world mentions galaxies. The Hubble deep field data are completely new and their impact on modern religion is extraordinary, requiring a complete rethinking of most religious dogmas.

May I quickly add, as this is your introduction thread, that i am not a polytheist in the western sense. I believe in an all powerful Lord.

 

[yiostheoy]

May I quickly add, as this is your introduction thread, that i am not a polytheist in the western sense. I believe in an all powerful Lord.

Shiva.

 

[Terese]

Shiva.

Er...Lord Vishnu

 

[YmirGF]

Greetings.

Deist -- means God The Great Watchmaker rules Heaven and Earth.

I believe in the 4 classic proofs of God from Western Philosophy --

1 - First Cause

2 - Prime Mover

3 - Artistic Artificer

4 - Purposeful Designer.

Greetings, yiostheoy! Welcome to the nuthouse affectionately known as RF.

As a long time resident atheist I can't say I agree with your position, but at least you know where you are coming from. That is a good sign.

 

[yiostheoy]

Greetings, yiostheoy! Welcome to the nuthouse affectionately known as RF.

As a long time resident atheist I can't say I agree with your position, but at least you know where you are coming from. That is a good sign.

Thank you Bodhi !!

You're very kind. And apparently very tolerant as well. That's a very good sign.

 

[YmirGF]

Thank you Bodhi !!

You're very kind. And apparently very tolerant as well. That's a very good sign.

That's because I have already eaten breakfast, LOL.

 

[yiostheoy]

Er...Lord Vishnu

The 4 classic proofs of God indicate that if there is not a God then humankind would be forced to invent one.

This is a famous quote from Immanuel Kant.

A rose by any other name would still be a rose.

This is a famous quote from William Shakespeare.

Whether His/Her name is Vishnu, Shiva, (edit -- )Ahura Mazda, Elohim, or Dynamos is fine with me.

 

[Sees]

I am a panendeistic-polytheist who is agnostic or atheistic towards some deities...ticks all boxes.

 

[Rival]

The 4 classic proofs of God indicate that if there is not a God then humankind would be forced to invent one.

This is a famous quote from Immanuel Kant.

A rose by any other name would still be a rose.

This is a famous quote from William Shakespeare.

Whether His/Her name is Vishnu, Shiva, Zoroaster, Elohim, or Dynamos is fine with me.

Zarathustra is the Prophet not the God

May it please Ahura Mazda to correct thee

 

[yiostheoy]

Zarathustra is the Prophet not the God

May it please Ahura Mazda to correct thee

You're right, I stand corrected.

Great religion! Dualistic.

 

[Nietzsche]

Zarathustra is the Prophet not the God

In fairness, Zarathustra is an absolutely *****in' name.

 

[lovesong]

I'm an omni-polytheist, meaning I accept all pantheons. It's a god party over here!

 

[Revoltingest]

Greetings!

Have some welcoming....

 

[Guy Threepwood]

Greetings.

Deist -- means God The Great Watchmaker rules Heaven and Earth.

I believe in the 4 classic proofs of God from Western Philosophy --

1 - First Cause

2 - Prime Mover

3 - Artistic Artificer

4 - Purposeful Designer.

As a deist, do you see God as taking no active role after creation, no personal interaction, does he take a passive interest or none at all?

 

[Knight of Albion]

A very warm welcome to the forum, dear soul

 

[Rival]

Guys this person is banned. You're a bit late to the party.