What is meant by "entanglement" is that there is only one thing. What seems to be a multitude of things is actually just one thing--a fact demonstrated by the extensive entanglement of the one thing with itself. Likewise, what seems to be a fundamental disagreement between Atheists, believers and others is only an apparent disagreement arising from the limitations of language and human understanding. Monotheist:
Something we refer to as "God" in the language named "English" created everything that is, has been, will be and could be.
Polytheist: Some entities have power over some parts of everything that is, has been, will be and could be; other entities have power over other parts. Some entities created and create some things. Other entities created and create other things. Everything and anything has been and is created by one or other entity. Some people refer to these entities as "gods" in the language named "English".
Atheist:
Reality comprises everything that is, has been, will be and could be. Some people call the whole, "the universe". Other people call the whole, "Reality". Others call it "the Multiverse". Others, "the All". The parts of the whole, the parts of the universe, are known by many different names, eg "matter", "energy", "gravity", "electromagnetism", etc.
Pantheist:
Everything That Is, has been, will be and could be (ETI) comprises a whole that is alive, aware, growing and learning. I don't care what the name of it is. The name of a thing is less important than the nature of a thing (depending on ones definition of "important", of course!). We can call ETI "God" or "Zeus" or "Oogabooga". Doesn't matter to this discussion. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
Monotheist:
God created every force, potency, strength, power, and capability. God has the power to exercise every power. God is omnipotent.
Polytheist:
Some gods have more or less power than others. Each god has a different power or set of powers. But taken together, all gods have and exercise all powers. Sometimes, gods grant non-gods (eg people) the power to exercise some powers. But ultimately, there are no powers other than those exercised by a god or gods, or by a non-god to whom a god grants the power to exercise powers. Taken together, gods represent omnipotence.
Atheist:
There are many forces and powers in the universe, including gravity, the strong force, the weak force, electromagnetism, and others. Taken together, these powers represent all the powers that exist within the universe. There are no powers outside the universe. The universe is omnipotent.
Pantheist:
Everything That Is, has been, will be and could be (ETI) includes all powers and forces. ETI is omnipotent.
Monotheist:
God created everything. God knows everything; God is omniscient.
Polytheist:
Some gods know some things; other gods know other things. Some gods know more than other gods. But taken together, gods know everything there is to know. As a whole, taken together, gods are omniscient.
Atheist:
There are many things to know within the universe. There is nothing to be known outside the universe. Everything that is known, is known within the universe. Everything that can be known, is known within the universe. The universe is omniscient.
Pantheist:
ETI includes all knowledge. ETI includes everything there is to know, everything that can be known. ETI is alive and well and intelligent and omniscient.
Monotheist:
There's something I'm a bit confused about. The Priests tell my people that God is everywhere, is omnipresent, but also that some things are things of the devil, and some places are places of the devil, where God is not. They also say that God stands outside space and time. I'm confused.
Polytheist:
Some gods are found in some places; other gods are found in other places. But taken together, there is no place where a god is not or where gods are not. Gods are omnipresent.
Atheist:
There are many places in the universe. In fact, all places are in the universe, by definition. The universe is omnipresent.
Pantheist:
You are all right. There are no places which are not part of ETI, including places where gods reside, and places where anti-gods reside. ETI is omnipresent.
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