Does "the process" refer to "the process of the creation/evolution of humankind"?

Context:
Much has been written about the potential theological sig-
nificance of the discovery of life on other planets, should that
happen to come to pass. Would such an event automatically
render humankind on planet Earth less "special"? Would the existence of life on other planets make a creator God involved in the process less likely? In my view, such conclusions do not really seem warranted. If God exists, and seeks to have fellow-
ship with sentient beings like ourselves, and can handle the
challenge of interacting with 6 billion of us currently on this
planet and countless others who have gone before, it is not
clear why it would be beyond His abilities to interact with simi-
lar creatures on a few other planets or, for that matter,