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by Amigoo
Tue Dec 30, 2025 6:22 pm
Forum: The Urantia Book
Topic: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
Replies: 1027
Views: 2908930

Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book

:bana: Interesting Q&A about Jesus' August 21, 7 B.C. birth as related to the May 29, 7 B.C. conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn (accepted by modern astronomers) ... ( Perplexity ) "A broad scholarly consensus places Jesus’ birth somewhere around 6–4 B.C., mainly because the Gospels link it t...
by Amigoo
Mon Dec 29, 2025 5:03 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Happy Holidays and Looking ahead to 2026
Replies: 2
Views: 1564

Re: Happy Holidays and Looking ahead to 2026

:sunflower: 28 min. piano mix for reminiscing and new year planning. Would also make a good playlist, perhaps titled Lively Tranquility . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aBGMOeNrmE "The Quiet Life" (Housman, 2:18) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOnbhKJejEM "Love Letters" (James...
by Amigoo
Mon Dec 29, 2025 3:58 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: AI Redux
Replies: 394
Views: 3473590

Re: AI Redux

:bana: About the ongoing union of human and machine intelligence ... Q: Online news: "Whoever wins AI race will shape the future of international order." How is it possible for there to be only one winner? Considering technology trends for decades, private and secretive development is ongo...
by Amigoo
Mon Dec 29, 2025 2:10 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Who knew?
Replies: 41
Views: 71508

Re: Who knew?

:lol: Today's headline humor ...

Re: https://www.wfaa.com/article/weather/fo ... 7-24264997
"How cold behind the cold front?"

:scratch: Depends on what you're wearing, from top to bottom. :roll:

Rod :)
by Amigoo
Sun Dec 28, 2025 5:37 pm
Forum: The Urantia Book
Topic: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
Replies: 1027
Views: 2908930

Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book

:study: Q: Thoughts about the Urantia Book as the solution to Christianity's crisis: 1. The UB will not be the solution until those "living the revelation" prove this premise. 2. The UB will not be the solution as long as it's so closely associated with institutional Christianity. 3. The U...
by Amigoo
Sun Dec 28, 2025 1:19 pm
Forum: The Urantia Book
Topic: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
Replies: 1027
Views: 2908930

Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book

:sunflower: Q: The Urantia Book is perceived as a Christianity-focused revelation, but its message is not so limited. What is a good summary of this message? ( UB Tutor ) "The message conveyed is expansive and transcends any single religious tradition, offering a universal spiritual framework c...
by Amigoo
Sun Dec 28, 2025 11:34 am
Forum: The Urantia Book
Topic: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
Replies: 1027
Views: 2908930

Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book

:study: The reasons for this attraction/growth ... Q: Online news: "Christianity's decline is most pronounced in the West (Europe, North America), while Islam and Hinduism are projected to grow globally." What explains this attraction/growth of Islam and Hinduism? ( Perplexity ) "Isla...
by Amigoo
Sun Dec 28, 2025 2:20 am
Forum: The Urantia Book
Topic: UB Cookin'
Replies: 3234
Views: 8233953

Re: UB Cookin'

:sunflower: About the protein benefit of these grains and lentils ... ( Perplexity ) "Red lentils are relatively low in methionine but rich in lysine, while cornmeal and oats are richer in methionine and relatively lower in lysine. Combining them balances limiting amino acids and yields a compl...
by Amigoo
Sun Dec 28, 2025 12:30 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: World Views
Replies: 5197
Views: 7217763

Re: World Views

:sunflower: Reclaim the name and redirect the motif :!: ( Wikipedia ) " Festivus was conceived by author and editor Daniel O'Keefe, the father of television writer Dan O'Keefe, and was celebrated by his family as early as 1966. The Latin word fēstīvus means 'excellent, jovial, lively', and deri...
by Amigoo
Sat Dec 27, 2025 4:50 pm
Forum: The Urantia Book
Topic: UB Cookin'
Replies: 3234
Views: 8233953

Re: UB Cookin'

Re: https://cooklist.com/product/kroger-r-deluxe-ice-cream-chocolate-malt-waffle-cone-7209869 :idea: Long accepting that "ice cream is not health food", a final 2025 reminder was rationalized with this sale price ($.75) tub of "deluxe ice cream", topped with sweetened dried cranb...
by Amigoo
Sat Dec 27, 2025 12:53 pm
Forum: The Urantia Book
Topic: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
Replies: 1027
Views: 2908930

Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book

:study: Q: Online news: "The great unchurching of America comes as identity and reality are increasingly shaped by non-institutional spiritual sources - YouTube mystics, TikTok tarot, digital skeptics, folk saints and AI-generated prayer bots." ( UB Tutor ) "This observation about the...
by Amigoo
Fri Dec 26, 2025 3:21 am
Forum: The Urantia Book
Topic: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
Replies: 1027
Views: 2908930

Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book

:sunflower: About the reason for the season ... "Jesus derived much of his unusual gentleness and marvelous sympathetic understanding of human nature from his father; he inherited his gift as a great teacher and his tremendous capacity for righteous indignation from his mother. In emotional rea...
by Amigoo
Fri Dec 26, 2025 2:05 am
Forum: The Urantia Book
Topic: UB Cookin'
Replies: 3234
Views: 8233953

Tomato Thaucey

Versatile, Tomato Thaucey (today's inspiration, aka Thaucey Thalsa* ) Good base for whatever! Or just use as a thick thauce. :D :roll Ingredients: 1 cup red lentils 1 3/4 cup water 11oz can tomato soup 1 cup chunky mild salsa 1 1/2 tbsp dried cilantro 1 tsp garlic powder :arrow: Directions: In large...
by Amigoo
Thu Dec 25, 2025 4:46 pm
Forum: The Urantia Book
Topic: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
Replies: 1027
Views: 2908930

Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book

:sunflower: Interesting computer analysis of the Turin Shroud's data ... Re: https://old.bitchute.com/video/prnDo5ozY9to/ (Dec 21, 2025) " AI Investigates The Turin Shroud " "The image on the Shroud is unbelievably superficial. It rests only on the very topmost microfibers of the line...
by Amigoo
Thu Dec 25, 2025 3:38 am
Forum: The Urantia Book
Topic: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
Replies: 1027
Views: 2908930

Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book

:santa: Twas the night before Christmas ... when AI was prompted to create a poem alluding to Genesis' seven days of creation with Day 8 added to complement the incarnation long celebrated as Christmas Day. Find here below the gently edited poem: The Eighth Day of Christmas Before the world knew cal...
by Amigoo
Thu Dec 25, 2025 1:38 am
Forum: The Urantia Book
Topic: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
Replies: 1027
Views: 2908930

Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book

:sunflower: "All that night Mary was restless so that neither of them slept much. By the break of day the pangs of childbirth were well in evidence, and at noon, August 21, 7 B.C., with the help and kind ministrations of women fellow travelers, Mary was delivered of a male child. Jesus of Nazar...
by Amigoo
Tue Dec 23, 2025 2:30 pm
Forum: The Urantia Book
Topic: UB Cookin'
Replies: 3234
Views: 8233953

Oat Bran Sundae

Oat Bran Sundae When nutrition is the day's first treat. :roll :arrow: Directions: Pour 1 cup hot water or tea into small bowl, stir in 1/4 cup light oat bran, cover bowl and let soak 5 min., stirring a few times. Stir in 2 tbsp sunflower seeds, then top with small, almost green banana pieces, and ...
by Amigoo
Tue Dec 23, 2025 1:55 pm
Forum: The Urantia Book
Topic: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
Replies: 1027
Views: 2908930

Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book

:sunflower: Q: (online news about religion) "to love your enemies can be the most dangerous and revolutionary act of them all" Doesn't this suggest both institutional religion and governments often have this perception of "dangerous and revolutionary"? ( UB Tutor ): "The ide...
by Amigoo
Tue Dec 23, 2025 1:16 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: AI Redux
Replies: 394
Views: 3473590

Re: AI Redux

:bana: How AI assists in evaluating media news ... This AI already knew about the study and linked to it just from the prompt, a quote, however good prompting also helped direct this AI to the desired information. (today's email spell-checker humor: "Replace 'methionine' with 'methinks' ")...
by Amigoo
Mon Dec 22, 2025 6:10 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: World Views
Replies: 5197
Views: 7217763

Re: World Views

:bana: How AI helps evaluate U.S. media news ... :study: Re: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/super-flu-hitting-states-hardest-190537712.html " The super flu strain is called subclade K. Early sampling of flu cases show that 90% of influenza A viruses were positive for the strain. The flu sh...
by Amigoo
Mon Dec 22, 2025 4:22 pm
Forum: The Urantia Book
Topic: UB Cookin'
Replies: 3234
Views: 8233953

Bob's GOB?

:sunflower: Re: https://www.globalresearch.ca/pfizer-mrna-human-placentas-sperm-blood/5907845 "Shedding Proven ... Allicin is Proven To Kill The Spike Protein In The Body" :idea: Since this article doesn't mention allicin (from the Rense.com lead), just refocus on garlic's known health ben...
by Amigoo
Mon Dec 22, 2025 3:37 pm
Forum: The Urantia Book
Topic: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
Replies: 1027
Views: 2908930

Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book

:sunflower: Q: Explore this theme of balance: When suffering disappointment from the minimal (or no) ROI (Return On Investment) to your work, consider that your expectations for your creative contributions to the world may have been more mundane (of this world more than of spiritual value). Such dis...
by Amigoo
Sun Dec 21, 2025 4:14 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: AI Redux
Replies: 394
Views: 3473590

Re: AI Redux

:sunflower: Q&A on the questionable desirability of perfect intelligence ... Q: Human intelligence imperfection seems desirable, especially since this creates opportunity to recognize/explore solutions. Thus, perfect AI intelligence may sometimes be disappointing in ongoing human experience. ( P...
by Amigoo
Sun Dec 21, 2025 1:51 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Who knew?
Replies: 41
Views: 71508

Re: Who knew?

:sunflower: Before sunrise (and coffee) meditation ... Q: "LLM" (Large Language Model) when pronounced has a sound similar to the "Om" chant. Has AI now acquired its own meditation chant, such as " Om, LM Om, LLM Om "? ( Perplexity ) "Treating 'Om, LM Om, LLM Om' a...
by Amigoo
Sun Dec 21, 2025 12:08 am
Forum: The Urantia Book
Topic: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book
Replies: 1027
Views: 2908930

Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book

:scratch: Say what :?: :!: ( UB Tutor ) "Today's Cosmos in the News" "In a monumental revelation that has captivated the celestial community, astronomers and spiritual scholars alike are celebrating the discovery of Yurantha, a sister planet to our own world, located in a nearby galax...