If you are new to the urantia book, the syllabus material prepared for the new religious movements section of a world religions class taught at denison university is a good way to get started. Science in the urantia book who, what when, where, why and how the fellowships 2003 summer study session dan massey. Sadler purchase dr william s sadlers urantia book workbooks. Sometimes it is referred to as the urantia papers, or the fifth epochal revelation. As the story goes, its within these isolated islands of segregata. To compare and contrast the concepts with those observations and discoveries found in our multitude. They really do give a good compass for people to live their lives. The urantia book is noted for its high level of internal consistency and an advanced writing style. If you are searching for answers, read the urantia book. I was devastated when i read about how wrong the book was in regards to known science and, holding the urantia book to the same standards. The great cult mystery christian research institute. The urantia book states that the source of the biblical account of the star of bethlehem of three wise men fame, was conjunctions of the planets saturn and jupiter in the constellation of pisces on may 29, september 29, and december 5 of the year 7 b. Examples of new or previously considered minorityopinion, scientific facts discovered since 1955 and yet explicitly predicted in the urantia book, first published in 1955. The urantia book includes quite a bit of science woo from the 1930s presented.
The urantia book is the first 110th of the fifth epochal revelation and provides the fulcrum by which. This article is within the scope of wikiproject skepticism, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of science, pseudoscience, pseudohistory and skepticism related articles on wikipedia. This aspect of the urantia book, however well aligned with science it may be, touches on sensitive subject matter in a manner that some people consider politically incorrect. Wattles all quotational references refer to the urantia book. For several years, ive tried to read every new book that martin. Today, urantia is in the twilight zone of this intellectual evolution.
For those interested, you dont have to read it, you can act. The urantia book includes quite a bit of science woo from the 1930s presented as authoritative fact. Of these concepts there have been 64 identified as unique to the urantia book and presented for the first time on our planet. I am attempting to read it, but it is just so much pseudoscientific religious baloney that i can hardly read a single sentence without falling over laughing at its pompous and scientifically incorrect assertions. The importance of truth coordination in ones thinking. The urantia book is more or less essentially a very long, often rambling hodgepodge of spiritualism, philosophy, and pseudoscience, covering such heady topics as the nature of the universe, the origins of mankind, the meaning of life, the nature of god and the universe itself, the life of jesus, a very bizarre and elaborate alternate history of earth, a cosmology of extraterrestrial spirit beings, and extensive. Religion is mans supreme gesture, his magnificent reach for final reality, his determination to find god and to be like him.
Urantia book reader comments the skeptics dictionary. The ub reflects that schools liberal views on the dating and origin of the biblical texts. Encyclopedia of occultism and parapsychology dictionary. Scientists stunned but not urantia book readers lol. Several scientific developments, unexpected in 1955, reported in 2005 in science and nature, and referenced below, were somehow, described rather precisely already in the urantia book. Wellknown skeptic and acclaimed popular science writer martin gardner. Many new students of the urantia book today have not had the experience of being a part of the urantia movement while in its early years of developmentwhen study groups were the main focus of the former urantia brotherhood, the original fraternal organization. The urantia book provides an extraordinary framework which no document such as this can reduce to a system within which we can exercise these responsibilities and actualize these opportunities. It doesnt attempt to set you apart as a saint in an godless world. At the advice of an acquaintance, i purchased the urantia book.
Taking a long, serious look at the encyclopedia of drivel known as the urantia book is a dirty job, but somebody had to do it, and by golly did martin gardner do a fine job. In attempting to fathom why this great and mysterious book has been written in such a peculiar manner, perhaps it would be enlightening to examine some of its own statements on validity. Robert coenraads, a long time student of the urantia book is a doctor of geology and presented this educational comparison of the evolutionary time line of modern day science with that of the urantia teachings. Pdf the coming scientific validation of the urantia book. Sadler, who taught at chicagos mccormick theological seminary. One half the world is grasping eagerly for the light of truth and the facts of scientific discovery. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading urantia. Those of us who measure our readership in decades rather than in years recall a time when it was virtually forbidden to discuss the origin of the urantia book. Not corrected, atheism will lead not only to bodily death a necessary step on the journey, but also mindal death, soul death, and personality extinction.
No matter what religion you are, or even if you have no religion, the urantia book will intrigue and inspire you. Quotations from the urantia book are indicated in the text. Because of the increased volume in sales, we printed 21,228 urantia books. The urantia book in a nutshell proposed topics to be covered 1. I very much believe that the concepts in the urantia book are good, myth or not. Throughout the many years of reorganization while our young movement has undergone.
If you have read the urantia book, what is your take on it. It is lifeless, hopeless, and is the ultimate dead end. The narrative is mostly quotes from the urantia book, which is the 5th epochal revelation to the earthplanetworld. Urantia book poll page 36 spirituality vs skepticism. The top four languages were english, spanish, portuguese, and polish. According to the urantia book fellowship ubf, the urantia book. This text has been prepared for use by bona fide students of the urantia book, may not be sold, and is restricted to use for study and research purposes only. Urantia book poll join the unexplained mysteries community today.
Urantia evidence does science confirm the urantia book. According to these supermortal beings, earth is the 606th planet in satania which is in norlatiadek which is in nebadon which is in orvonton which revolves around havona, all of which revolves around the center of infinity where some sort of god dwells. Its free and setting up an account only takes a moment. A urantia book study group consists of individuals willing to study and share in a fraternal and truthseeking atmosphere the teachings in order to practice them in their daily. The mind of man exceeds nature, hence the concept of the supernatural. Update 2020 kindle edition by contact personality, anonymous.
The purpose of this group is to explore the science and history within the urantia book teachings. The urantia book is a spiritual, philosophical, and religious book that. Cosmic secrets and the bizarre tale of the book of urantia. Many of these suppositions, which were largely accepted in the 1930s, have since been disproven, which casts doubt on the purported supernatural origin of the urantia book and points to a purely human origin. Skeptics like martin gardner see the science in the urantia book as clear reflections of the views that prevailed at the time the book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. But in much of my dealings with them, it surprises me that many have not, in my opinion, looked carefully at the skeptical arguments of the book. The urantia book has been enjoyed by some as a form of science fiction, historical fiction or fantasy. Philosophy is mans attempt at the unification of human experience.
We each want to live an integrated life, with science a part of a growing mind in a progressive personality. Urantia a lengthy nineteenthcentury channeled message published in the urantia book 1955. Revealing the mysteries of god, the universe, world history. The urantia book, matterenergy is recognized by the mathematical logic of the senses.
The urantia book presents approximately concepts covering theology, science, history, philosophy, cosmology and others. Urantia foundation sold 19,101 urantia books and gifted 400 in 2019. Urantia book forum former believer here, current skeptic. Science one of the pillars of civilization civilizations are unstable because they are not cosmic. A more extensive analysis of the urantia book in the skeptics dictionary the. Science becomes the thought domain of mathematics, of the energy and material of time in space.
Poised to counteract any reaction of skepticism regarding the revelatory authority of the urantia book there is the extraordinarily detailed knowledge of all manner of topics displayed by it, authors at a time when computers and databases were quite unknown, plus the sheer beauty of concept, clarity of presentation, and the depth and scope of its statements in the fields of religion, morals, and ethics. Spare time is an issue for everyone and we have to pick and choose what resonates with us. Urantia is the name these alleged superhumans gave to our planet. In the years since 1992, however, i kept finding books similar to origin and evolution of religion in the extent of parallelisms with the urantia book. If you prefer a video, a presentation by your editor at a conference in 2014 has been well. Science is mans effort to solve the apparent riddles of the material universe. The world needs new spiritual truth that provides modern men and women with an intellectual pathway into a personal relationship with god. All we knew were conflicting rumors, fragmented stories and mysterious mandates about what took place from early in the twentieth century until late in 1955. The great cult mystery, he sets forth the full range of evidence to support this conclusion. Skeptic martin gardner, in a book otherwise highly critical of the urantia book. Are the urantia papers worth reading for a relatively. Sadler, the custodian of the urantia manuscript, knew. The urantia book is a spiritual, religious, and philosophical tome that discusses god, the universe, the planet, science, evolution, history, philosophy, religion, and destiny.
Conversation with phil calabrese urantia science validator. Fortunately, the urantia book also offers new and upgraded explanations and insights to go along with this controversial and increasingly corroborated material. The new, complete, urantia book timeline dear friends, it is our fondest desire to keep expanding and improving the truthbook site so that we attract new readers at the same time giving all of our old friends new and challenging tools to use in outreach, and. Other unexpected developments include my discovery, in 1993, that william s. In opening this talk i had originally intended to simply say what i had to say, without further comment.
Gardner also analyzes the flaws in urantian science and points out many. The papers, of which this is one, constitute the most recent presentation of truth to the mortals of urantia. It explains that the true name of earth is urantia and that we are part of the universe of nebadon, or the larger universe of orvonton, whose central committee of uversa dictated the work. And so the phantasms of ignorant superstition agitated the primitive minds of men until the concepts of science could be born. The urantia book harmonizes history, science, and religion into a philosophy of living that brings new meaning and hope into your life. I find the books value in what it says and how i can apply those sayings to my own lifenot anybody elses. God and philosophy the existence of god can never be proved by scientific.
It has been freely available on the internet since 2001. The urantia book is more or less essentially a very long, often rambling hodgepodge of spiritualism, philosophy, and pseudoscience, covering such heady topics as the nature of the universe, the origins of mankind, the meaning of life, the nature of god and the universe itself. The urantia book presents an enormous amount of information that falls in the category of science. Urantia book calls gravita, standard model stuff like atoms and photons. I am attempting to read it, but it is just so much pseudoscientific religious baloney that i can hardly read a single sentence without falling over laughing at. There are groups of urantia book readers who get together and some of them are pretty weird, to my way of thinking, so i dont belong to any groups espousing the urantia books teachings. Science in the urantia bookwho, what, when, where, why.
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