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Introduction

As we know that the global population is nearly 7.8 billions in 195 Countries, in
each and every country they have their own traditions and culture,because of
that they have their own practices on believing in God,The topic various views on
God is deals with the different views on God. In this assignment deals with
different kinds of opinions on God and various thoughts about God. The theist
believes that there is God one who created the whole universe one who is
source of everything . and one who existed himself, and the another kind view
there are many kinds this mean it speaks about the pluralism of God. There are
many gods. They are called as the polytheists, and than the atheist one do not
believe in God he denies that there is a God. He claims that there is no God. And
some of them claimed that they are god themselves. They claim that all human
beings are god. This topic is dealing with the which view and which believe is
correct and biblical.
2. Theism
The belief in the existence of one or more divinities or deities, which exist within the
universe and yet transcend it. These gods also in some way interact with the universe
unlike Deism, and are often considered to be omnipotent and omnipresent, omniscient.
The word "theism" was first coined in the 17th Century to contrast with Atheism.
Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, Baha'i and Zoroastrianism are all
theistic religions. first we have argued that every major nontheistic world view may be
internally no contradictory, but that they are, nonetheless, somehow self-defeating and
false. Second, by implication, this would be true by the process of elimination. There are
good positive reasons for believing that theism is true on independent ground. Theism
has been subject to many criticism. They fall roughly into two classifications: frist, those
that attempt to disprove theism via some argument for atheism. Second, those criticism
that attempt to prove that theism is not true. The latter category may be divided into two
groups: those based n a priori type argument and those based on a posteriori type
argument such as the teleological, moral, and cosmological arguments 1.

3. Monotheism
The view that only one God exists. The Abrahamic faiths Judaism, and Islam, as well
as Plato's concept of God, all affirm monotheism, and this is the usual conception
debated within Western Philosophy. Jews, Christians and Muslims would probably all
agree that God is an eternally existent being that exists apart from space and time, who
is the creator of the universe, and is omnipotent (allpowerful), omniscient(all-
knowing), omnibenevolent (all-good or all-loving) and possibly omnipresent (all-
present). The belief that there is only one deity, and that all other claimed deities
are distinct from it and false. The Abrahamic religions, and the Hindu denomination
of Vaishnavism (which regards the worship of anyone other than Vishnu as incorrect)
are examples of Exclusive Monotheism.The belief that there is only one deity, and that
all other claimed deities are just different names for it. The Hindudenomination
of Smartism is an example of Inclusive Monotheism.The belief (found in some
indigenous African religions) that the many gods are just different forms of a single
underlying substance. Monotheism is the view that there is only one God. For
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monotheists, other supernatural beings may exist such as Satan, angels, and demons,
but there is only one God. Monotheism is found within the religions of Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam. Sikhism and Zoroastrianism, too, have affirmed belief in only
one God.

4. Pantheism
The belief that God is equivalent to Nature or the physical universe, or that everything is
of an all-encompassing immanent abstract God. The concept has been discussed as far
back as the time of the philosophers of Ancient Greece,
including Thales, Parmenides and Heraclitus. Baruch Spinoza also believed in a kind
of naturalistic pantheism in which the universe, although unconscious and non-
sentient as a whole, is a meaningful focus for mystical fulfillment. Pantheism holds that
God is identical with the world. God is all and all is God. God does not transcend reality
but is immanent I reality, or rather, all reality is in God. Beyond him is only illusion or
non reality.

5. Panentheism
panentheism is not to be confused with pantheism , although hey have some things in
common.panentheism is the believe that God is in the world the world and the world
and the world id God ad the world is God. There are many name for this world view
some call I finite god because, in contrast , with traditional theism, it believes that God is
not infinite in nature and the power but finite or limited. Others label it dipolar or bipolar
theism since, in contrast to transitional monopolkar theism, it holds that there two poles
to God., namely, actual teporalpole and a potential eternl polethese differences
fromtraditional theism, somw wish to call it quasi theist pantheism is the polar opposite
of deism. The latter stresses Gods distinction from the real worlds and the former
emphasizes Gods identity with it. Deism holds that God is beyond the word but not in it
in rather, God is the world. So Deism stresses Gods transcendence anf pantheism his
immanence in the world. The belief (also known as Monistic Monotheism), similar
to Pantheism, that the physical universe is joined to God, but stressing that God
is greater than(rather than equivalent to) the universe. Thus, the one
God interpenetratesevery part of nature, and timelessly extends beyond as well. The
universe is part of God, but not all of God. The word (which can be translated as "all in
God") was coined by the German philosopher Karl Christian Friedrich Krause (1781–
1832) in 1828 in an attempt to reconcile Monotheism and Pantheism. Pananthism or
finite godism contends that God is in all the mensurate with the changing world of our
experience: only Gods potentiality transcends the world. In brief God is to the worlds as
the mind to body.

6. Deism
A form of monotheism in which it is believed that one God exists, but that this God does
not intervene in the world, or interfere with human life and the laws of the universe. It
posits a non-interventionist creator who permits the universe to run itself according
to natural laws. Deism derives the existence and nature of God
from reason and personal experience, rather than relying on revelation in sacred
scriptures or the testimony of others, and can maybe best be descibed as a basic
belief rather than as a religion in itself. The roots of Deism lie with Heraclitus and Plato,
but it was also popular with the natural theologists of 17th Century France and,
particularly, Britain, who rejected any special or supposedly supernatural revelation of
God. There are a limited number of mutuality exclusive ways to view the whole of
reality. Deism holds with theism that God created the world but denies his supernatural
interventionin it on the gruds that the world operates by natural and self sustaining laws
of the creator. In short, God is beyond the world but he is not ative in the world in a
supernatural way2.

7. Dystheism
The belief that a God or gods exist, but that they are not wholly good, or possibly even
evil (as opposed to eutheism, the belief that God exists and is wholly
good). Trickster gods found in polytheistic belief systems often have a dystheistic
nature, and there are various examples of arguable dystheism in the Bible.

8. Ditheism (or Duotheism)
The belief in two equally powerful gods, often, but not always,
with complementary properties and in constant opposition, such as God and Goddess
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in Wicca, or Good and Evil in Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism. The early mystical
religion Gnosticism is another example of a ditheistic belief of sorts, due to their claim
that the thing worshipped as God in this world is actually an evil impostor, but that a
true benevolent deity worthy of being called "God" exists beyond this world.

9. Polytheism
the word polytheism is made up of two words poly meaning many and theos meaning
God. Thus polytheism is the worship of many gods. Most ancient religions were
polytheistic, and some exit today.o worship other than the one true God is idolatory and
would such come under the curse and wrath of God. God alone as the one true
God3.The belief in, or worship of, multiple gods (usually assembled in a pantheon).
These gods are often seen as similar to humans (anthropomorphic) in their personality
traits, but with additional individual powers, abilities, knowledge or perceptions. Hard
Polytheismviews the gods as being distinct and separate beings, such as in Ancient
Greek Mythology. Soft Polytheism views the gods as being subsumed into a greater
whole, as in most forms of Hinduism.

10. Animism
The belief that souls inhabit all or most objects (whether they be animals, vegetables or
minerals). Animistic religions generally do not accept a sharp distinction
between spirit and matter, and assume that this unification of matter and spirit plays a
role in daily life. Early Shintoism was animistic in nature, as are many
indigenous African religions. Shamanism communication with the spirit world.
and Ancestor Worship (worship of deceased family members, who are believed to have
a continued existence and influence) are similar categories.

11. Atheism 
atheism , of course, denies that there is a God. The belief that gods do not exist, or a
complete rejection of Theism in any form. Some atheists argue a lack of empirical
evidence for the existence of deities, while others argue for Atheism on philosophical,

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social or historical grounds. Many atheists tend toward secular philosophies such
as Humanismand Naturalism. Atheism may be implicit (someone who has never
thought about belief in gods) or explicit (someone who has made an assertion, either
weak or strong, regarding their lack of belief in
gods). Confucianism, Taoism, Jainism and some varieties of Buddhism, either do not
include belief in a personal god as a tenet of the religion, or actively teach nontheism.

They contend that there is no God in the wold and there is no God beyond the world.
Furthermore, there is noGod who is actually both in the world and beyond the world.
Most atheists do not view hemselves s anheists but simply nontheists. As nonatheistm
atheists offer a positive view of their own which they may call humanism, mateealism,
naturalism, or positivism.

12. Agnosticism
The belief that the nature and existence of gods is unknown and cannot everbe known
or proven. Technically, this position is strong agnosticism: in popular usage, an agnostic
may just be someone who takes no position, pro or con, on the existence of gods, or
who has not yet been able to decide, or who suspends judgment due to lack of
evidence one way or the other (weak agnosticism).

13. Humanism
Humanism is more an ethical process, not a dogma about the existence or otherwise
of gods. But in general terms, it rejects the validity of transcendental justifications, such
as a dependence on belief without reason, the supernatural, or texts of allegedly divine
origin. It is therefore generally compatible with Atheism and Agnosticism, but does
not requirethese, and can be compatible with some religions. To some extent,
it supplements or supplants the role of religions, and can be considered in some ways
as "equivalent" to a religion.

14. Conclusion

The topic is concluded with delt with deiffernt types of views and beliefs in God. In this
this the theist they believe in God. And the atheist they believe that there is no God. And
the polytheists are believe that there are many Gods like Hinduism, and Egyptians and
some of the old religions of the world, they believe in God. Monothiest they believe that
there is only one God who created the universe in whom all exist. Like islam and
Judaism and Jehovah witness. Than the pantheist they belive that God is all and all is
God. They believe everything is of the substance of the God. Everything is God. The
authors is the Christians believe in the God the Father, nd the God the Son, And God
the HolySpirit. This mean the Christians are not believe in polytheism. And christens do
not believe in monotheism. But the Christians are believe in triune God.

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