As a boomer trying to jettison old notions of ‘cause/effect’, ‘intent/outcome’, and ‘intelligence/ignorance’, I am becoming afflicted with a different way of seeing things that is not easy for me to share, though I will try.

Believing is a process by which our experience and understanding is shaped by theories, theologies and theater of our time. There need be no assignment of intelligence or truth to such beliefs. What is more important to the process than truth is a possibility for stable complexities to emerge. It is not necessary to assume intelligence or intent for emergences, though it does seem necessity to assume a community of individuals acting, thriving, communicating, and communing in a shared understanding that limits possibilities. The theories, theologies and theater of our time seem to be a prerequisite for the potential of emergence. That these words all have their etymology in ‘Theos’ makes it more interesting.

I believe a coherent conversation about this subject is possible, but I am still learning the language and I am probably not the best spokesperson.

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