FAQ: What’s an Omniverse?

Pantheism is META-theism, META meaning: beyond, outside and above ordinary theism.

A Classical Pantheist views the Omniverse as a spiritual unity, which could be equated to the idea of the one theistic god but is better understood beyond and above the ordinary accepted understanding of theism.

When a Classical Pantheist says “god” they are referring to the Omniverse. When a Scientific Pantheist says god they are referring to our local physical Universe and Nature.

One must understand what the Omniverse is to understand Classical Pantheism, this should help: FAQ: What’s an Ominiverse?,

To those who want to know how the Pantheist God is different than a theistic God, consider these points. The divinity, oneness, or all there is or the Omniverse itself is not something that:

• is supernatural -> everything in the Omniverse is natural.
• preceded the Omniverse-> It was always there
• exists outside the Omniverse
• extends outside/beyond the Omniverse
• greater than the Omniverse-> it does not transcend itself
• is separate than the Omniverse, universes or nature
• sets laws in holy books (however, laws may be drawn from study, human thought, consciousness and science)
• judges people or punishes
• is dogmatic (written teachings, authoritative statements & ideas thought of as eternally and infinitely true)
• anthropomorphic (human-like in existence, thought or temperament) *
• is a personal God *

* vary

Some similarities could be drawn between the Omniverse and the theistic God, as follows:

• The Omniverse creates
• The Omniverse is greater than our local universe
• The Omniverse is infinite
• The Omniverse is eternal
• Since it is infinite and eternal and all there is, it is also all powerful
• The Omniverse is considered as the divine, one, because it is all that there is
• The Omniverse may have preceded some local universes

Scientific Pantheists hold the Universe (in its entirety) and Nature in general with profound awe and respect. When a Scientific Pantheist refers to God they are literally referring to this Universe.

Some Pantheists these days prefer to use non-theistic terms, rather than say “the Universe is my God,” they would refer to the universe by saying something similar to “I feel a deep religious reverence for the Universe and Nature.”  naturally, a Classical Pantheist would use the term Omniverse rather than Universe.

Read more:

• What does a Pantheist Mean by God?,
• The Pantheist Universe,
• What’s an Ominiverse?,
• FAQ: How is the Omniverse Similar to the Abrahamic God?,
• FAQ: But Who Created the Universe?,
• FAQ: Why is Pantheism not Theistic?,
• FAQ: What’s an Omniverse?,
• FAQ: Why do Pantheists Use the Term God to Refer to the Universe?

Updated: 12/21/2010