(pan)theism

 

i believe in pantheism though not particularly the pantheism one usually thinks of. i do not believe that god is everything nor does everything a container of God. rather, i believe that one is able to see God in everything. when i look into a mirror, i see myself but the mirror is not me neither does the mirror contain me. when i look into creation i see God but creation is not God neither is creation able to contain God. this brings up another point of possible contention. did God truly enter the world as a man? yes and no – did all of God come into this world? no; was he who came into this world all of God? indisputably yes. creation is not able to contain God but God is able to enter creation. a basin is not able to contain the ocean but the ocean is able to enter a basin; is that which is in the basin any less ocean than that which is outside the basin? no, and yet it has taken on a different form – ocean to be sure but also a basin of water nonetheless.

a further observation may be made in looking at the physical properties of light. waves of light may be refracted through a prism or reflected in a mirror. a refraction through a prism fundamentally changes the properties of the light spectrum. it splits it up into different attributes which are disjointed from each other and do not form a cohesive whole. reflection on the other hand preserves the properties of that which is reflected. it shows varying quantities of depth, but it does indeed allow the image to come through unaltered.

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