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Dynamist Materialism

A close cousin to dynamic materialism, but with emphasis on the active principle—the dynamis or potentiality inherent in material reality. Dynamist materialism holds that matter contains within itself the potential for all the forms, complexities, and novelties that emerge in the universe—not through external design or imposition, but through the unfolding of inherent possibilities. The dynamist materialist sees evolution not as random variation plus selection but as the actualization of potentials latent in biological matter; sees history not as chaos but as the working-out of possibilities contained in social arrangements; sees consciousness not as ghost in machine but as what matter does when organized complexly enough.
Example: "Where traditional materialists saw only what is, his Dynamist Materialism saw what could be—the potentials latent in every situation, the futures struggling to be born from the matter of the present."
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Dynamist Naturalism

A philosophical framework emphasizing the active, creative potential inherent in nature—the dynamis or power of natural systems to generate novelty, complexity, and organization from within themselves. Dynamist naturalism holds that nature doesn't just change (passively responding to external forces) but creates—bringing forth genuinely new forms, structures, and possibilities through its own internal dynamics. Evolution is not just adaptation but invention; emergence is not just complication but genuine novelty; history is not just sequence but the unfolding of nature's creative potential. The dynamist naturalist sees a universe that is not just lawful but generative, not just ordered but ordering, not just structured but structuring.
Example: "Where others saw only random variation and selection, his Dynamist Naturalism saw nature's creativity—the universe's capacity to generate genuinely new possibilities from its own material."

dynamite 

A common explosive used for demolition.
When we blew up that dynamite stick that had no cap, it blew the license plate we had in on about 30' in the air & blew a 1'x1' hole in the ground! I'm amazed nobody called the cops!
dynamite by Starchylde June 7, 2016

Dynamite Fishing 

When you text all the chicks that ghosted you hoping one is thirsty enough to respond
At the Bar,

Bro 1: "Fucccc Fornite is down, what should we do tonight?"
Bro 2: "Text Casper and all her friends, time to go dynamite fishing:
Dynamite Fishing by GhostofPayton October 14, 2019

Dynamite 

It's the name of the first song by an Asian group to debut at #1 on Billboard Hot 10!

A bop of a song and a must listen! With it's fresh and retro vibe, the song is a tribute to many pop legends such as Michael Jackson.
A: do you know the name of that song that goes "shining through the city with a little funk and soul"?
B: yes, it's called Dynamite by BTS
Dynamite by LostIn_Gloss September 3, 2020

Dynamite Hack 

Dynamite Hack is a line in the film Caddyshack in which Carl Spackler (Bill Murray) describes the marijuana he is smoking as "Dynamite Hack" to Ty Webb (Chevy Chase). the word is kicked around the streets sometimes as a refereence to pot. It is also the name of a post-grunge band, formed in Austin, Texas in 1997
Dynamite Hack by meshhat February 7, 2009

Dynamite 

BTS' first song in English released on the 21st of August 2020. Namjoon had blue hair. Again.
"Taehyung was looking like a fine meal in Dynamite!"
Dynamite by namutiddies September 3, 2020