Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dualist pantheism


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   merge to Pantheism. The Bushranger One ping only 00:31, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Dualist pantheism

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The notion of "dualist pantheism" is very, very minor and very, very recent. There is an aura of possible OR or COI happening here because an editor (User:Naturalistic) is promoting a book Elements of Pantheism, which is used as a source for this article. Google Books shows virtually no mention of "dualist pantheism" in any reliable source. It appears to be a recently invented term (by the author of the Elements book). If this encyclopedia needs any material on this topic, it could be merged into the Pantheism article (and indeed, it is already mentioned there). NOTE: this AfD arose out of a dispute resolution case on the Pantheism article. Noleander (talk) 19:49, 8 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Merge or improve. I resent the assertion that I am "trying to promote" my book Elements of Pantheism. I cite my book as a reference on Pantheism because it is one of only three books in print about Pantheism and is the only one with a history section. My website on Pantheism (http://www.pantheism.net/paul) is the biggest on the web and ranks extremely high (usually top) on any search for any particular pantheist thinker I cover (search name+pantheism). I did not create the Dualist Pantheism article, which at present consists only of a quote from the main pantheism article, so actually it is already "merged." If it stays the way it is it has no purpose. Dualism is a widely used term in philosophy and there are undoubtedly versions of Pantheism (God=Universe) that are dualistic, ie believe that soul is a separate substance from matter. That is actually not a trivial matter but a central one (eg it affects mind/body issues and beliefs about afterlife). If someone emerges who can give it worthwhile content, then it might be kept. However I have no interest in improving this article.--Naturalistic (talk) 23:31, 8 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep This is a notable article, which makes important contributions to the areas of theologyand philosophy. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 20:06, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Which of the five sentences in the article is making an "important contribution"? --Noleander (talk) 21:41, 8 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Merge and redirect to pantheism until (if) a time when adequate sourcing and information is available. Dennis Brown -  2&cent;    &copy;   Join WER 20:07, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment -  Using the alternate spelling "dualistic pantheism" I did find a few hits in Google Books (e.g. The Cambridge Companion to the Stoics p 168) ..  "dualistic pantheism" being opposed to monistic pantheism.  But still, these are very trivial variants of pantheism and do not warrant dedicated articles. --Noleander (talk) 21:41, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I think they probably could warrant separate articles eventually, but at present the best course would be to merge them  DGG ( talk ) 22:53, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
 * • Gene93k (talk) 01:09, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
 * • Gene93k (talk) 01:09, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.