It should be emphasized, however, that for Whitehead God is not necessarily tied to religion. Rather than springing primarily from religious faith, Whitehead saw God as necessary for his metaphysical system. His system required that an order exist among possibilities, an order that allowed for novelty in the world and provided an aim to all entities. Whitehead posited that these ordered potentials exist in what he called the primordial nature of God. However, Whitehead was also interested in religious experience. This led him to reflect more intensively on what he saw as the second nature of God, the consequent nature. Whitehead's conception of God as a "dipolar" entity has called for fresh theological thinking. COUNT 5
QSN1 What was Whitehead's belief about God in relation to religion? ANS1 God is not necessarily tied to religion QSN2 In what did Whitehead believe that those concepts existed? ANS2 primordial nature of God QSN3 What did Whitehead view as the second nature of God? ANS3 the consequent nature QSN4 What type of God did Whitehead believe existed? ANS4 dipolar QSN5 Why did Whitehead view the existence of God as a necessity for his metaphysical system? ANS5 His system required that an order exist among possibilities, an order that allowed for novelty in the world and provided an aim to all entities.