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My name is Phoenix Godwin. I'm 28 and I still want to do a lot for the world.

Phoenix Godwin @PhoenixGodwin

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Typicalanonymous 2011-05-18 22:42:10

I will read all of this tomorrow, I promise. But now, I need to get to sleep.

PhoenixGodwin 2011-05-18 22:42:10

Thanks, man. Be sure to let me know what you think! I love to see people's opinions of my writing (particularly when people respond reasonably and maturely). Particularly with things like this. I think if you find philosophy and forward-thinking important, then conversation on the matter is critical.

Typicalanonymous 2011-05-20 15:11:59

Okay, I know it was two days later, I'm sorry, computer screwed up and I had to find this again.

I found this the most intellectual thing I've ever read on this site. I like how you characterize sentient beings as ones with the capabilities to expand their horizons rather than beings who have, using prejudice and apathy as examples.
I found the piece that this seems similar to is Allegory of the Cave by Plato, (I'm sure you've heard of it) as you also deal with perception of reality and existence.

All in all, a very interesting piece, although for some reason I feel like I somehow missed the exact purpose of it. I don't know why though... 0.o I usually don't debate or converse on religion and bigger existence issues, I have more clearly formed ideas on racism and prejudice, and more contemporary problems in society. Anyway though, this was very interesting, and I actually printed it out and added it to my "thought provoking pieces" pile that I keep to perhaps read it later.

Btw, if you haven't actually read Allegory of the Cave, I'll be posting an excerpt from it eventually. Again, sorry for the late post.

PhoenixGodwin 2011-05-20 15:11:59

Thank you very much, man! I'm humbled by your response, yet my pride in the
piece certainly has swelled a bit. If you're interested enough in the concept and have a Facebook, be sure to "Like" the official page for Physiomonistic Pantheism that I made here:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Phy siomonistic-Pantheism/18763645128 8841?sk=wall

Admittedly, the initial purpose of the piece was for my own benefit. I was trying to pull all of the thoughts I've been recently having on these matters into a single, cohesive idea. Through some of the research I was doing, I learned about the obscure term "Physiomonistic Pantheism". It's really not used very often, but I found that as a term it encompassed my ideas rather effectively. I expected to share the article upon completion, and wanted to bring the ideas up for being open to discussion. And here we are.

Thank you very much once again for the response and compliment. I appreciate it a lot. As for Plato's Cave, I actually had a college teacher come and give a lecture on it when I was somewhere between 4th and 6th grade. It definitely left a considerable impact on me.

ramadi89 2014-06-08 15:01:23

I remember reading this a long time ago. Maybe in 2012. I really wanted to thank you for this post at that time but I'm ashamed to say that I was too lazy back then to sign up and comment. I remember just reading the first few lines and really really liking what I was reading. I don't know why I remembered this post today. Maybe I was thinking about the universe and our purpose here and it led me various directions and finally I ended up here.

These words- "I do not believe in "God" as a sentient, omnipotent, or omniscient being- in fact I don't believe in 'God' as a 'being' at all. I believe that the Universe (Existence) is infinitely vast and intricate." have had quite a big influence on how I see the universe and myself. It has also helped me redefine the meaning of God.

I don't claim to understand everything that you have written here but I will be reading it again these coming few days and really gain a deeper insight. So thanks a lot for your post. Really appreciate the effort you have put in to write this post!

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