Classic humanity. We cant help ourselves can we?

  • shawn1122@sh.itjust.works
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    Pantheism is non dualistic. It is a philosophy where we are all part of the divine. There is no distinct god. In monotheism, god is a distinct entity. I wouldn’t categorize pantheism under monotheism.

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      I wouldn’t categorize pantheism under monotheism.

      I would. Monotheism is any belief that prescribes the existence of a single God and its worship. I don’t want to argue on semantics, but what else could Pantheism be if not monotheistic?

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        I think you’d run into trouble with the definition you’ve offered - worship of a single God. In Advaita Vedanta, as a prominent age old example of pantheism, we are all part of the divine. There is not worship of a distinct entity seperate from ourselves, which is a defining characteristic of the practical application monotheism.

        Sufism on the other hand has pantheistic elements (beleiving that all creation is part of the divine) but ultimately includes worship of a single distinct divine entity ie. Allah/God.

        Agree that we don’t need to go too deep into semantics.