what is naturalistic poly
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Naturalistic pantheism, also known as scientific pantheism, is a form of pantheism. It has been used in various ways such as to relate God or divinity with concrete things,determinism, or the substance of the Universe.God, from these perspectives, is seen as the aggregate of all unified natural phenomena.The phrase has often been associated with the philosophy of Baruch Spinoza,although academics differ on how it is used.
Joseph Needham, a modern British scholar of Chinese philosophy and science, has identified Taoism as "a naturalistic pantheism which emphasizes the unity and spontaneity of the operations of Nature." This philosophy can be dated to the late 4th century BCE.
The Hellenistic Greek philosophical school of Stoicism (which started in the early 3rd century BCE)rejected the dualist idea of the separate ideal/conscious and material realms, and identified the substance of God with the entire cosmos and heaven. However, not all philosophers who did so can be classified as naturalistic pantheists.
Naturalistic pantheism was expressed by various thinkers,including Giordano Bruno, who was burned at the stake for his views.However, the 17th century Dutch philosopher Spinoza became particularly known for it.