Is Panentheism a Religion

160326: Q & A

Q: Is Panentheism a religion?

A: Panentheism is not a religion. Panentheism acknowledges what science states:

1. The universe is expanding: The Big Bang theory
   
   
2. The universe is limited: The universe is limited to the laws of physics
   
   
3. The universe is temporary: Science presently estimates the ‘age’ of the universe is 13 billion years old. Although the scientific age of the universe has been changing to an older estimate of age as science expands its knowledge, science estimates ‘an’ age to the universe nonetheless.
   
   
4. The physical hasn’t always existed: Science estimating an age for for the universe implies a ‘birth’ for the universe.
   
   
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All the above implies an existence ‘outside’ the universe within which the universe since the above implies existence exists without the physical universe.

Panentheism simply states the above.

Panentheism: Pan – all, EN- in, theism- God, Brahma, the creator of the physical universe, existence within which the universe emerges.