[Faceman]

I am not a Pantheist nor do I know enough about Pantheism to constuctively enter a serious discussion about it.
I have never contested your view on Pantheism Yorick, but you choice of words.
I love simplifying, I really do. And when I'm discussing with only people I know I will often use the most crude and simplicistic metaphors available even if they are offensive.
This however is a public board and in public discussion you gotta be a bit mor careful. If some of your metaphors offer obvious possibilities of offense you should IMHO find other metaphors that do not.
Whatever your concept of it may be, "to wank" or "wanker" are swear-words and to compare another's religion to such may be offensive to him.
If it's only a metaphor I can't see why you won't let it go and just find another.