DMT (N,N-dimethyltriptamine), Psychedelics, Pineal Gland, LSD-25, Ayahuasca, Synchronicity, C.G. Jung,"Free Lunch", sense perception, entheogens, ecology, ecological ethics, evolutionary psychology, theistic humanism, deep religious pluralism, atheistic morality
General II Philosophy, Theology, Philosophical Theology, God, Love, Alfred North Whitehead, David Ray Griffin, Charles Hartshorne, William James, C.S. Peirce, Henri Bergson, Process Philosophy, Process Theology, Jorge Luis Nobo, Plato, process thought, panentheism, free will, problem of evil, natural theology, naturalistic theism, theodicy, John B. Cobb, jr. Process Eschatology, Kenneth R. Miller, Darwins God, epistemology, epistemotherapy, Radical Nature, Radical Knowing, Christian de Quincey, the divine relativity, the social structure of reality, process and reality, dipolar theism, surrelativism, neocalssical metaphysics, neoclassical theology, neoclassical philosophy, Donald Wayne Viney, aesthetics, philosophy of religion, ontolatry, etiolatry, Charles Birch, ecology, evolution, cynicism, rhetoric, sarcasm, Anselm's Discovery, Ontological Argument, Socrates, Dialectic, biblical agnosticism, quantum ontology, William James, Radical Empiricism, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Frederick Ferre
Tool, Project 86, Puscifer, A Perfect Circle, Stavesacre, 38th Parallel, Blindside, Coldplay, Lacuna Coil, Rage Against the Machine, Matisyahu, Muse, The Killers, Keane, chevelle, System of a Down, Celldweller, Dallas Holloway, Shiny Toy Guns, GWAR, Slayer, Agents of Oblivion, Acid Bath, Pink Floyd, Sunny Day Real Estate, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Mudvayne, Radiohead, Dead Poetic, Paul Oakenfold, Paul Van Dyk, DJ Tiesto, CHi-A.D., Mushroomhead, Rammstein, Disturbed
In no particular order: Scary Movie 1. . .2. . . 3. . ., Office Space, Super Troopers, Old School, Wedding Crashers, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Dude Where's My Car?, Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, Wedding Singer, Anger Management, Bulletproof, Mr. Deeds, Anchorman: the Legend of Ron Burgundy, I ♥ Huckabees, Waiting, White Chicks, Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, Just Friends, National Lampoons Van Wilder, The Emporer's New Groove, Club Dread, Orgazmo, Baseketball, Saving Silverman, Joe Dirt, Zoolander, The Sweetest Thing, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Kill Bill 1 & 2, Shaun of the Dead, Snatch, FoolProof, The Shawshank Redemption, Fight Club, The Fountain, Pi, Requiem for a Dream, Clerks 1 & 2, Mallrats, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Reign Over Me, Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy, The Boondock Saints, The Jerk, Celtic Pride, The Cable Guy, Run Lola Run, The Benchwarmers, The Life of David Gale, Death at a Funeral, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Unless it is . . .
South Park, Family Guy, The Winner, American Dad, The Simpsons, Grounded for Life, Married With Children, King of the Hill, Still Standing, Kids in the Hall, The Soup
Creative Synthesis and Philosophic Method, by Charles Hartshorne
This collection of essays, by one of the greatest living philosophers, who is closely associated with what has come to be known as 'process philosophy', represents his past ten years of writing and the previous fifty years of thinking. He believes it be his most important work (from the inside flap of the book)
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Omnipotence and Other Theological Mistakes, Charles Hartshorne
This book presents Hartshorne's philosophical theology briefly, simply, and vividly.
Throughout the centuries some of the world's most brilliant philosophers and theologians have held and perpetuated six beliefs that give the word God a meaning untrue to its import in sacred writings or in active religious devotion:
* 1. God is absolutely perfect and therefore unchangeable,
* 2. omnipotence,
* 3. omniscience,
* 4. God's unsympathetic goodness,
* 5. immortality as a career after death,
* 6. revelation as infallible.
Charles Hartshorne deals with these six theological mistakes from the standpoint of his process theology.Hartshorne says, "The book is unacademic in so far as I am capable of being that". Only a master like Hartshorne could present such sophisticated ideas so simply. This book offers an opinion for religious belief not heretofore available to lay people.
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Religion and Scientific Naturalism: Overcoming the Conflicts, by David Ray Griffin
Articulates a metaphysical position capable of rendering both science and religious experience simultaneously and mutually intelligible.
In this book, David Ray Griffin argues that the perceived conflict between science and religion is based upon a double mistake-the assumption that religion requires supernaturalism and that scientific naturalism requires atheism and materialism."Religion and Scientific Naturalism argues with considerable sophistication that the source of apparent conflicts lies neither with religion nor science, but with the conceptual or philosophical frameworks within which religious experience and scientific discovery are often interpreted. No book that I know of has struck so directly at the roots of the dispute nor provided such a polished, thorough, and well-argued synthesis of religious and theological insight on the issues in science and religion. In my opinion, this is Griffin's best work so far. One of its major strengths is the chapter on creation and evolution, which provides an extremely nuanced and sorely needed discussion for the various meanings of 'neo-Darwinism' and 'evolutionism.' " -- John F. Haught, author of God after Darwin"I find Griffin's novel analysis of the de facto conflict between science and religion in the contemporary West and his proposal for resolving this conflict both provocative and suggestive. The book's combination of historical and philosophical analysis represents an especially helpful multidisciplinary perspective for understanding the cultural and intellectual issues which it seeks to address." -- James B. Miller, Program of Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion, American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Reenchantment Without Supernaturalism, by David Ray Griffin
The process philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead and Charles Hartshorne has made many distinctive contributions to the philosophy of religion. David Ray Griffin now offers the first full-scale philosophy of religion written from this perspective, discussing such topics as the relationship between science and religion, the validity of religious experience, the nature and existence of God, religious pluralism, creation and evolution, and the problem of evil. Griffin's clear and comprehensive book also serves as a valuable introduction to process philosophy itself.
In his vigorous defense of a worldview that is fully naturalistic and fully religious, Griffin shows not only how this position reconciles naturalism with freedom, genuine religious experience, and even life after death, but also how its naturalistic theism "reenchants" the world in the sense of providing cosmic support for moral values.
Highly original and sometimes controversial, Griffin's book develops its stance in conversation with influential proponents of other philosophical positions, including William P. Alston, Jürgen Habermas, John Hick, Colin McGinn, Alvin Plantinga, Hilary Putnam, Willard Quine, Ninian Smart, Jeffrey Stout, and Bernard Williams.
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Charles Hartshorne and the Existence of God, by Donald Wayne Viney
In a lucid and comprehensive study, Professor Viney presents an excellent critical analysis of Hartshorne's thought about God. Demonstrating his thesis from many points of view (ontological, cosmological, teleological, moral, aesthetic, etc.), Viney deftly illustrates Hartshorne's belief that any one argument for God is inconclusive, but that many woven together make up a convincing interpretative expression of the world.
I am enthusiastic about this book. Viney shows an unusual grasp of Hartshorne's own writings and of the related literature. In fact, there are few whose knowledge of this material matches Viney's. Further, he wrestles with problem after problem in the proofs, often arguing his case with impressive effectiveness. The book is enhanced by his style which is interesting, clear, and unpretentious, and by his simple, straightforward organization.
“In philosophy, arguments for God have acquired a new prominence in our times. No one I know has undertaken the task Viney has carried out in this book. His effort to treat the global argument of Hartshorne is unique. And it will be welcome.†— Eugene H. Peters
“Viney's account is remarkably accurate, faithful to my meanings. (This does not mean that he agrees with me entirely, or I with him.)†— Charles Hartshorne
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Finding Darwin's God, by Kenneth R. Miller
From Scientific American Miller, professor of biology at Brown University, believes firmly in evolution. He also believes in God-a belief not widely shared among scientists. Here he sets out to offer thoughts on how to reconcile the conflict many people see between the two positions. Evolution, he says, is a story of origins; so too is the Judeo-Christian creation story. "The conflict between these two versions of our history is real, and I do not doubt for a second that it needs to be addressed. What I do not believe is that the conflict is unresolvable." Laying out the positions with care and clarity, he offers his resolution: "As more than one scientist has said, the truly remarkable thing about the world is that it actually does make sense. The parts fit, the molecules interact, the darn thing works. To people of faith, what evolution says is that nature is complete. God fashioned a material world in which truly free, truly independent beings could evolve."
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Deep Religious Pluralism, by David Ray Griffin, ed.
Deep Religious Pluralism is based on the conviction that the philosophy articulated by Alfred North Whitehead encourages not only religious diversity but deep religious pluralism. This book offers an alternative to the version of religious pluralism that has dominated the recent discussion, especially among Christian thinkers in the West, which has evoked a growing call to reject pluralism as such. ____________________________________________________________ _______
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David Ray Griffin on Global Governance
The BEST teacher I've ever had. She is compassionate and a very loving person. I hope that I can learn to be as loving, understanding, and compassionate as she.
Dr. Viney is my philosophy professor and very influential on my beliefs as a theist. He has very logical and has probably a greater love for Charles Hartshorne than I do.