Pandeism (or Pan-Deism) is a coherent variation of Pantheism and
Deism, combining attributes of these belief systems. It has also
been used to refer to a religion in which the best parts of all
religions are combined into a singe faith; or a specific
religion involving worship of a group of gods called "Pans",
derived from Pandu and the Pandavas of India, and from Pandion I
and Pandion II, Kings of Athens. - "So what motivates God?" I
asked. "Do you have the answer to that question, or are you just
yanking my chain?" "I can conceive of only one challenge for an
omnipotent being—the challenge of destroying himself." "You
think God would want to commit suicide?" I asked. "I'm not
saying he wants anything. I'm saying it's the only challenge."
"I think God would prefer to exist than to not exist." "That's
thinking like a human, not like a God. You have a fear of death
so you assume God would share your preference. But God would
have no fears. Existing would be a choice. And there would be no
pain of death, nor fe