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Originally posted by sultan:
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Originally posted by Yorick:
If the universe is all one being, then me loving God is me loving myself. I'm simply telling it like it is. If all is the one entity, then through life we are simply exploring ourself.
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IF, yorick. that's exactly the point. YOU believe that, but others dont, or may not necessarily. Faceman's just pointing out the need for consideration.
I was hoping that after your soul baring post you would have tried harder than this to be understanding of others. 
[/QUOTE]??? I put down an "IF". IF so, then THUS.
Look, should I couch the terms? Soften them up? How else do I make a point? The point remains whether it's euphemistic or not.
I used the example to a pantheist friend the other day. He goes to my church. Great guy. He laughed when I made it. He wasn't offended because IT'S TRUE!!
If the universe and everything is one entity, then I am loving myself when I love my God.
If the Creator is a seperate awareness to me, then when I love my God, I am loving another being.
How else do you want me to put it? That is my singular problem with pantheism. What am I to do?
"Oh yes... I have a problem with pantheism, but I can't express it here".
A dedicated pantheist would agree with me... "oh yes it is like that". What's the big deal? A dedicated pantheist would agree and then say "but I still believe this is how it is. I believe I am part of a being having a toss".
We all need to know the pro's and cons of our worldview. If that's what it is, then that's what it is.