A main assumption of this article is that the three main world views on God, as presented in the traditional Christian scriptures are correct. Of course, that might not be the case. The problem is we tend to look at the Christian scriptures through the lens of our own natural religion. And the natural religions are the only ones that seem to support the three main world views on God. So even if the Christian scriptures do not support the three main world views on God, it seems they at least implicitly support them.
The three main world views on God are pantheism, naturalism, and dualism. Pantheism is the idea that there is just one supreme entity, or God, who is the Creator of the universe and everything in it. This God doesn’t need a Monist (one who believes that there is more than one entity) and thus is the only type of pantheism. It also has a strong anti-rationalist undercurrent.
Naturalism about God is the view that there is only one explanation for the facts we observe, and that includes the universe being created by a supreme entity. It does not have a pantheism component. This is the view that explains the facts we observe in science, such as the fact that plants grow from seeds, the fact that humans and animals are related and so on. It also seems to discount the effects of faith, such as belief in God or an afterlife. Naturalists also tend to think that God doesn’t care about the creation and evolution of the universe, and that he just cares about the existence of humans.
Dualism is the view that two separate entities exist: a personal God and a non-personal God. The personal God may believe in a religion, but not believe in the goodies, such as the Christian religion. If God doesn’t care about any religions at all, then dualism can be true. It could also mean that God doesn’t care about the thoughts of humans and their ideas.
Monist theism is the most popular form of pantheism. It is the view that God is an unalterable being that has no desires or needs of its own. Because it doesn’t include any beliefs about godoties or religions, it could be seen as a monist pantheism. This kind of pantheism would explain why there is no need for gods, as they are merely ideas humans have created to help them deal with their lives.
A theistic pantheist believes in the absolute truth of the existence of a supreme being, which is God. They do believe in the idea of creation as a miracle though. They also believe in the reliability of the biblical stories as history, and in the fact that the world was created in the last days as God intended it to be.
One other main world view on God is reformed. This is the view that God is involved in the world and is active in it. It holds that God gave specific instructions on how things should be and that the way the world is exactly what he intended. Because it does not hold ideas like theists believe, it is often called “moderately theistic”.
So, there are three main world views on God out there. Each has its problems as it tries to explain the world we live in. Each has their own merits. Which one you choose is a matter of personal opinion and each will help you understand the truth a bit better. If you need any more information, you can always find websites dedicated to the three main world views on God.
The perception of God Creation and other thoughts like this merely resembles the way we live and create things around us in our day to day life. This may not be the way things happen around us and in the universe. There may or may not be any order disorder and it is beyond our perception and even imagination. The more we interrogate introspect the more it eludes our thoughts. The Sanathana way of thoughts looks like are more kin to these phenomenon.