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From Bacteria to Bach: Daniel Dennett’s Evolutionary Solution to the Mystery of Consciousness
We have been exploring Process Philosophy and its theological application, Process Theology (PT). In PT, there is a God who is responsible for the existence of everything, but in a way that is fundamentally different from what many traditional Christians believe. The Process God acts through persuasion, not coercion, serving as a co-creator whose influence…
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A Relational God: Why Process Philosophy Demands a New Theology
In our first installment, we established the radical metaphysical premise of Process Philosophy: pretty much everyone assumes the world is made up of enduring objects, and that these objects are fundamentally real. However, in the system developed by Alfred North Whitehead, objects are not the final real things. Instead, it is the momentary, perishing units…
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Why Everything You Know About Reality Might Be Backwards: Introducing Process Philosophy
I love diving into different philosophical systems. I enjoy the geometric neatness of Plato’s Forms, the systematic organization of Aristotle’s goal-directed behavior (teleology), and the lively debates about consciousness, from Daniel Dennett’s functionalism to the mysteries of panpsychism. But I have to admit: Process Philosophy is the hardest system for me to truly get my…