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Am I A Pantheist? (v. 1.2)

Ethan Z — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:46:29 +0000

Here’s a simple short quiz to help you determine whether you are a Pantheist.

If you share these core beliefs then you are a Pantheist:

The Universe: The Universe (in its entirety) and Nature are worthy of profound awe and respect (i.e. reverence). In other words, you agree to this definition of the Pantheist Universe
The God: Do not believe in any supernatural God(s). In other words, you agree with this definition of God
The whole & parts: Accept the Universe as a unified whole. That all individual things within the Universe are interdependent parts in some way.
The emotions: Hold towards the Universe, a profound sense of awe, reverence and emotions (similar to those theistic believers equate to their God(s)) including a sense of respect, appreciation, wonder, love, acceptance, mystery and gratitude. Read more here

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Am I A Pantheist? (v. 1.1)

Ethan Z — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:08:51 +0000

Here’s a simple short quiz to help you determine whether you are a Pantheist.

If you share these core beliefs then you are a Pantheist:

The Universe (in its entirety) and Nature are worthy of profound awe and respect (i.e. reverence). In other words, you agree to this definition of the Pantheist Universe
Do not believe in any supernatural God(s). In other words, you agree with this definition of God
Accept the Universe as a unified whole. That all individual things within the Universe are interdependent parts in some way.

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Am I A Pantheist? (Paul Harrison)

Ethan Z — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:52:44 +0000

Paul Harrison in The Elements of Pantheism posed the following set of questions to give clarification:

ARE YOU A PANTHEIST? Do you feel a deep sense of peace and belonging and wonder in the midst of nature, in a forest, by the ocean, or on a mountain top?

Are you speechless with awe when you look up at the sky on a clear moonless night and see the Milky Way strewn with stars as think as sand on a beach?

When you see breakers crashing on a rocky shore, or hear wind rustling in a poplar’s leaves, are you uplifted by the energy and creativity of existence?

Finally, do you find it difficult to imagine anything more worthy of your deepest reverence than the beauty of nature or the power of the universe?

If you answered yes to these questions, then you are almost certainly a Pantheist.

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Am I A Pantheist? (v. 1.0)

Ethan Z — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:46:23 +0000

Note: This short quiz or questionnaire is constantly undergoing edits to improve it based on your feedback. So, please let me hear from you.

Follow this 3-step guided questionnaire to find if you are a Pantheist or not:

1- Consider these situations – When you:

Look at the night sky
Look at the blue sky
Stand in front the rising/setting sun
Look at clouds
See the moon and stars
Listen to water gushing in a ravine
Hear the wind
Feel the wind on your body
Smell the rain
See exotic sea creatures
Smell flowers and living plant life
Ride a horse
Pet a dog
Stand on the ocean shore
See images of the Hubble Space Telescope
Are in the midst of nature (over water, in the air & around life: plants, animals/ people)
Hear and feel your own heart

Questions, when you are experiencing the above:

Are you filled with feelings of awe and wonder at the overwhelming beauty and power of nature, life and the universe (known and unknown)?
Do you feel a sense of the sacredness, of reciprocal love and of connectedness?

If you answered yes,

You have Pantheistic leanings.

Continue to step 2 below,

2 – Consider these questions - Do you:

Believe that humans should be a part of Nature, rather than above it?
Believe that a personal, mythical, creator or conductor god(s) do “not” exist?
Feel an “emotional” need to connect to something greater than you or the human race?
Feel that the universe (in its entirety) and nature are worthy of profound awe and respect?

If you answered yes,

You are likely a Pantheist.

3 – Finally, Do you:

View God as the whole universe and not a separate entity from it?
View the whole (known and unknown) universe and Nature as God?
Have a spiritual connection to this God?
View Earth as sacred?

If you answered yes, Congrats!

You are a Pantheist.

Bonus questions – Do you:

Believe that morality, ethics and goodness are values you ought to have without having a supernatural God tell you to adopt such moral values? That high morals and sound ethics are a must-have just for being a thinking human.
Are comfortable with not knowing everything (how the universe works, what life is, if aliens exist, what death is) but very intrigued and quest to understand?
Understand the cycle of life & the cycle of birth/death, and the cycle of matter in the universe?
Understand the limitations of being human, of our inventions and of science and quest to understand more?
That you joyfully accept and embraces life outside of you and within you?
Value human life (and perhaps all other life forms), and revere it as it is part of God?
Like to learn from a large body of human wisdom?
Always like to question?

If you said yes, Congrats!

You are a super duper Pantheist! (i.e a great person) - IMHO, Ethan Z.

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