Syntheism
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thumb|Logo used by The Syntheist Movement, describing the Universe as an ellipse over the circle of the primordial void. Syntheism is a new religious movement that is focused on how atheists and pantheists can achieve the same feelings of community and awe experienced in traditional theistic religions. The Syntheist Movement sees itself as the practical realisation of a philosophical ambition for a new religion dating back as far as Baruch Spinoza's philosophy in the 17th century and, most directly, British-American philosopher Alfred North Whitehead's pioneering work towards a process theolog
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Alexander Bard & Jan Söderqvist
Philosophers and authors of The Netocrats, The Global Empire, The Body Machines, Syntheism, Digital Libido, and of course, Process and Event out now 2023.
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Communities
- Notable works
- Beliefs
- Criticisms
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Logo used by The Syntheist Movement, describing the Universe as an ellipse over the circle of the primordial void. Syntheism is a new religious movement that is focused on how atheists and pantheists can achieve the same feelings of community and awe experienced in traditional theistic religions. The Syntheist Movement sees itself as the practical realisation of a philosophical ambition for a new religion dating back as far as Baruch Spinoza's philosophy in the 17th century and, most directly, British-American philosopher Alfred North Whitehead's pioneering work towards a process theology in his books Religion in the Making in 1926 and Process and Reality in 1929.
Syntheism may also be viewed as a response to the lack of atheistic and pantheistic belief systems in Western cultures (outside of Epicureanism), while being more abundant in Eastern cultures, for example as Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta Hinduism, and Jainism.
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