We need God to exist because we do not recognize Existence itself. We need a name for the Nameless, a form for the Formless, or we lose track of the fact that everything is nameless and formless. To understand eternity, we need a concept for an Inside that has no outside, a Presence that hasContinue reading “The Illusionist”
Category Archives: Pantheism
Do Pantheists Have Souls (or does Soul have them)?
We are the timeless essence of Existence, expressing itself in time as you and me, him and her, this and that, giving each its own unique perspective of the Whole. The experience of the soul –perhaps the verb “souling,” however clumsy for its newness, is the clearest way to convey it– is to be uniquely aware of the the universality of this expression.
Faith and Fear
“To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.” —Thomas Aquinas “Faith means not wanting to know what is true.” —Friedrich Nietzsche “Anybody who has been seriously engaged in scientific work of any kind realizes that over the entrance to the gates of the temple of scienceContinue reading “Faith and Fear”
An Apple Pie From Scratch: Demystifying Mysticism
I’m going to let you folks in on an important secret about mysticism. This is long overdue and crucial to the development of our species and both its religions and sciences, so I hope you will pay very close attention and try to really grok the distinction between what I am going to say andContinue reading “An Apple Pie From Scratch: Demystifying Mysticism”
All Is Mind: A Fresh Look at Spinozan Panpsychism
“So then, who are you? The organism is inseparable from its environment, so you are the organism-environment. You are no less than the whole universe. Each one of you is the universe expressed in the place you feel as here and now. So when you feel that you are a lonely, isolated, little stranger confrontingContinue reading “All Is Mind: A Fresh Look at Spinozan Panpsychism”
Enlightenment
I lost my glasses on my desk, for I am blind without the damn things. So I felt around until I grasped them, and put them on so I could find them. Now they are nowhere to be found! Back to Poetry Not Two Home
Why Ricky Gervais is a Dangerous Fundamentalist
I have a long history of being annoyed by Ricky Gervais, going back way before I saw this meme — but only in his chosen context as a commentator on religion, not his animal rights activism nor his show business persona. I think he’s a comic genius, and I have always loved his work onContinue reading “Why Ricky Gervais is a Dangerous Fundamentalist”
Fellow Inmates of the Asylum: Poffo Ortiz
Poffo Ortiz –author, artist, philosopher, and resident Biopantheist– opens up about his background, history and life experiences in this “unofficial” autobiography. I’m an ex-Christian, one-time aspiring youth minister, with an extensive, self-taught knowledge in biblical studies, history, theology, psychology, philosophy, mythology, folklore, metaphysics and the occult. I also have a strong background in science, astronomyContinue reading “Fellow Inmates of the Asylum: Poffo Ortiz”
Reasons
There are millions of reasons to be an atheist–go back twenty-five years in time and I’ll tell you most of them–but they don’t add up to the one reason not to be: the love of God.The most ambiguous phrase ever spoken, a perfect void of meaning, you say?Empty as a blank canvas….Well, you can paintContinue reading “Reasons”
The Forever All, by Guyus Seralius
This is an introductory video expressing some of the core ideas of my philosophical views. I believe the universe has always been here and always will be and that all things in the universe are ultimately connected. I believe that the universe is infinite and indestructible. I believe it is balanced and conserved. Below IContinue reading “The Forever All, by Guyus Seralius”
Not One, Not Two 