I've discovered that, for Spinoza, "God" is not a being per se but logic itself. This is congruent with the Taoist view that Tao is a process or, put another way, Tao is. I've ordered The Ethics and, once I start reading it, The Rambling Taoist may become The Rambling Spinozaist for awhile. :D)
You can always check out Deism, as well. It has some parallels to Taoism.
ReplyDeleteI agree that it has SOME parallels, but the big difference is the deity part.
ReplyDeleteI've always wondered what a deist thinks God is doing now since he is no longer interested in this world per se. Hmm.
Vegas, baby.
ReplyDeleteE-gads! I hope he's not gambling away our future on roulette! :) (Of course, we're not doing such a great job promoting our future either.)
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