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'''Cosmotheism''' is a form of [[classical pantheism]] that identifies god with the [[cosmos]], that is, with the [[universe]] as a unified whole. |
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Cosmotheism asserts that "all is within god and god is within all". It considers the nature of reality and of existence to be mutable, and destined to co-evolve towards an ever more complete "universal consciousness", or towards godhood. |
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Etymologically, cosmotheism differs from "pantheism" in that "pan" is [[ancient Greek]] for ''all'', while the Greek word ''cosmos'' means an orderly and harmonious universe. Cosmotheists take this as meaning that the divine is tantamount to reality and consciousness, an inseparable part of an orderly, harmonious, and whole universal system. |
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In its broadest sense, the word ''cosmotheism'' may be considered synonymous with pantheism, although not all modern pantheists would accept the term as a synonym for their own worldview because of its recent association with [[William Luther Pierce]] and his white separatist political views, which some pantheists might find objectionable (see [[Cosmotheism (Pierce)]]). |
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Revision as of 19:20, 7 April 2005
Cosmotheism is a form of classical pantheism that identifies god with the cosmos, that is, with the universe as a unified whole.
Cosmotheism asserts that "all is within god and god is within all". It considers the nature of reality and of existence to be mutable, and destined to co-evolve towards an ever more complete "universal consciousness", or towards godhood.
Etymologically, cosmotheism differs from "pantheism" in that "pan" is ancient Greek for all, while the Greek word cosmos means an orderly and harmonious universe. Cosmotheists take this as meaning that the divine is tantamount to reality and consciousness, an inseparable part of an orderly, harmonious, and whole universal system.
In its broadest sense, the word cosmotheism may be considered synonymous with pantheism, although not all modern pantheists would accept the term as a synonym for their own worldview because of its recent association with William Luther Pierce and his white separatist political views, which some pantheists might find objectionable (see Cosmotheism (Pierce)).