PHL105Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Pantheism, Theism, Polytheism
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Doxastic postures concerning the existence of a deity. Theism: the belief that there is a deity. (from the greek theos, meaning god") Monotheism: the belief that there is exactly one deity. Polytheism: the belief that there are many deities. Pantheism: the belief that god is identical with nature or the world as a whole. Henotheism: the belief that there are many deities, but we should restrict our allegiance to one particular deity. Deism: the belief that there is a deity who created the world but is not active in it. (from the latin deus, meaning god") Atheism: the belief that there is no deity of any kind. (from the greek atheos, meaning without god")