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The Allure Of Pantheism

By The Daily Dish
Mar 15 2009, 9:44 AM ET

Mike LaBossiere scratches his chin:

God is supposed to be infinitely perfect and lacking in nothing. But, suppose that I (or anything else) exist apart from God. If so, God is lacking all that I am. In other words, my existence apart from God diminishes what He has and thus entails He is less than infinitely perfect. However, if I (and everything else) am part of God, then this would lead to pantheism. Pantheism, to be properly technical, seems completely nuts. So, it would seem that if I exist apart from God, then God (assuming He exists) would not be perfect.

(hat tip: Norm Geras)



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