Use and misuse of terms: Theistic, Monotheistic, Pantheistic, Panentheistic, Polytheistic, Henotheistic, Atheistic, ect. Theistic means belief in any God concept and all other terms fall under this catagory except Atheistc which is the disbelief in any God concept. While Theistic is commonly used to mean Monotheistic or even belief in a personal Polytheistic or Henotheistic God concept, using it in this sense in a group like this is totally misleading. And the use of Atheistic to mean disbelief in any Montheistic or personal God concept is completely off. If you believe in any sort of God concept you are not an Atheist and if you are an Atheist you are not Pantheist. If you believe in a unified energy and use the term God as a metaphore you are not a Pantheist or any other type of Theist. This group is unfortunately unfocused and based on a narrow minded western Monotheistic concept of what God means which belittles the rich traditions of the majority of world history.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 02:23:39 +0000
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