The benefits of reading the Urantia Book

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Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book

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:sunflower: New UB study aids ...

Re: https://www.youtube.com/@EurekaEpoch
"Making the invisible cosmos visible. Visual aids for the Urantia Book."

:idea: First thought: Good reflection of historical events, but arbitrary creations
of spirituality and cosmology (UB readers may have other conceptions).

:scratch: Hmmm ... Does AI artistry preempt what the human mind
would have conceived just by serious study of UB text? However,
AI users can choose among their AI-prompted creations. 8)

:idea: This hints that a new type of copyright for AI creations
is possible if the AI/user interaction is properly recorded!


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Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book

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This is wonderful! Thank you, Rod! :sunflower:
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Q: Explain what this means:

Since God is the sovereign of the Grand Universe,
the only Hell that can exist therein is non-existence.


(UB Tutor) "This statement reflects a profound spiritual principle about the nature of God, the Grand Universe, and the concept of 'Hell'. It suggests that within the vast realms of creation governed by God, there is no eternal place of torment or punishment as some traditions might describe. Instead, the only 'Hell' that can exist in such a universe is the state of non-existence - complete separation from the divine source of life.

God, as the sovereign of the Grand Universe, is portrayed as the ultimate source of love, life, and light. Everything that exists within this divine framework is sustained by God's will and infused with purpose and meaning. To exist is to be connected, in some way, to this divine reality. Non-existence, then, is not a punishment imposed by God but rather the natural consequence of a being's complete and willful rejection of divine reality, truth, and love. It is the ultimate severance from the source of all life, a state where no relationship with God remains.

This perspective emphasizes that God does not create or sustain a place of eternal suffering. Instead, the divine nature is one of mercy, justice, and love, always seeking to uplift and save. However, because God also grants free will, beings are given the choice to align with divine will or to reject it entirely. Persistent and absolute rejection of God - after every opportunity for reconciliation and enlightenment has been exhausted - leads to the cessation of existence, as life cannot be sustained apart from the divine source.

This idea challenges traditional notions of Hell as a fiery realm of eternal punishment. Instead, it aligns with a vision of a universe governed by love and justice, where even the ultimate consequence - non-existence - is not an act of vengeance but a natural outcome of a being's own choices. It invites reflection on the profound responsibility of free will and the importance of choosing alignment with truth, love, and the divine purpose."


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:sunflower: (from Google Gemini Q&A about God's perspective of time)
Amazing sensitivity of AI to associate universe change and universe free will!
In this simple query about time*, neither "free will" nor "Urantia"
nor the song "Time is on My Side" was mentioned.

"If God is outside of time, but creation is defined by change, the ultimate 'change' in a spiritual sense
is the journey of free will
. A changeless deity doesn't need to rush. From that perspective, time
isn't a limitation; it is a canvas allowed for creation to grow, make mistakes, and evolve."


:scratch: The simple query to GG:
* From God's perspective, time is relative to the summation of all change in his physical creation?
Google Gemini's full response: https://board.1111angels.com/viewtopic. ... 45#p226645


:hithere (the Urantia revelation's 38 references to "free will")

"As a time-space creature would view the origin and differentiation of Reality, the eternal and infinite I AM achieved Deity liberation from the fetters of unqualified infinity through the exercise of inherent and eternal free will, and this divorcement from unqualified infinity produced the first absolute divinity-tension." (0:3.21)

"The theoretical I AM is a creature-philosophic extension of the “infinity of will,” but the Infinite is an actual value-level representing the eternity-intension of the true infinity of the absolute and unfettered free will of the Universal Father." (0:3.24)

"The Creator refuses to coerce or compel the submission of the spiritual free wills of his material creatures." (1:1.2)

"God’s all-knowingness unfailingly directs his free will in the choosing of that universe conduct which perfectly, simultaneously, and equally satisfies the demands of all his divine attributes and the infinite qualities of his eternal nature." (2:4.3)

"Mercy is the justice of the Paradise Trinity wisely and lovingly visited upon the manifold intelligences of the creations of time and space as it is formulated by divine wisdom and determined by the all-knowing mind and the sovereign free will of the Universal Father and all his associated Creators." (2:4.5)

"The Infinite can be finally revealed only in infinity; the cause can never be fully comprehended by an analysis of effects; the living God is immeasurably greater than the sum total of creation that has come into being as a result of the creative acts of his unfettered free will." (3:1.2)

"And God does all this of his own free will." (3:5.1)

"Man’s wisdom grows out of the trials and errors of human experience; God’s wisdom consists in the unqualified perfection of his infinite universe insight, and this divine foreknowledge effectively directs the creative free will." (4:3.4)

"Therefore is God related to the universe as the being of final goodness plus a free will of creative infinity." (4:4.3)

"Hence, in the Michael order of sonship, creative free will becomes even more active, wholly divine and well-nigh ultimate, if not absolute." (4:4.4)

"No other being, force, creator, or agency in all the wide universe of universes can interfere to any degree with the absolute sovereignty of the mortal free will, as it operates within the realms of choice, regarding the eternal destiny of the personality of the choosing mortal." (5:6.8 )

"God provides for the sovereign choice of all true personalities. No personal creature can be coerced into the eternal adventure; the portal of eternity opens only in response to the freewill choice of the freewill sons of the God of free will." (5:6.12)

"The Father bestows personality by his personal free will." (9:8.10)

"Creature personality is distinguished by two self-manifesting and characteristic phenomena of mortal reactive behavior: self-consciousness and associated relative free will." (16:8.5)

"Self-consciousness connotes recognition of the actuality of mind ministration and the realization of relative independence of creative and determinative free will." (16:8.6)

"The relative free will which characterizes the self-consciousness of human personality is involved in:
1. Moral decision, highest wisdom.
2. Spiritual choice, truth discernment.
3. Unselfish love, brotherhood service.
4. Purposeful co-operation, group loyalty.
5. Cosmic insight, the grasp of universe meanings.
6. Personality dedication, wholehearted devotion to doing the Father’s will.
7. Worship, the sincere pursuit of divine values and the wholehearted love of the divine Value-Giver." (16:8.7-14)

"They are the component units of the material creation, and creature free will is a factor in the final adjudication of all such problems." (35:9.9)

"These deliberative bodies codify and formally promulgate the basic laws of Nebadon, laws designed to afford the greatest possible co-ordination of a whole constellation consistent with the fixed policy of noninfringement of the moral free will of personal creatures." (39:3.3)

"Were this not true, the Father would have hardly endowed such creatures with creative free will, neither would he indwell them, actually go into partnership with them by means of his own spirit." (54:2.2)

"In so doing this onetime Sovereign of your system set the temporal purpose of his own will directly athwart the eternal purpose of God’s will as it is revealed in the bestowal of free will upon all personal creatures." (54:2.3)

"The free will of evolving man or exquisite angel is not a mere philosophic concept, a symbolic ideal. Man’s ability to choose good or evil is a universe reality." (54:3.1)

"The mercy delays of time are by the mandate of the free will of the Creators." (54:4.7)

"After organic evolution has run a certain course and free will of the human type has appeared in the highest evolving organisms, the Life Carriers must either leave the planet or take renunciation vows; that is, they must pledge themselves to refrain from all attempts further to influence the course of organic evolution." (65:1.8 )

"The free will of man is supreme in moral affairs; even the indwelling Thought Adjuster refuses to compel man to think a single thought or to perform a single act against the choosing of man’s own will." (66:8.6)

"When mind chooses a right moral judgment by an act of the free will, such a decision constitutes a religious experience." (103:2.8 )

"Man, in his spiritual domain, does have a free will." (103:5.10)

"Finite possibility is inherent in the Infinite, but the transmutation of possibility to probability and inevitability must be attributed to the self-existent free will of the First Source and Center, activating all triunity associations." (105:5.4)

"There are three and not two factors in the evolutionary creation of such an immortal soul. These three antecedents of the morontia human soul are: 8. It can make a gift to God - dedication of the free will to the doing of the will of God." (111:2.4, 112:0.10)

"... upon the sincerity of the mortal free will the divine Adjuster depends for eternal personality ..." (112:5.5)

"Meanwhile the presence of the mortal free will affords the Adjuster an eternal channel for the liberation of the divine and infinite nature." (112:7.10)

"Mortal man is endowed with free will, the power of choice, and though such choosing is not absolute, nevertheless, it is relatively final on the finite level and concerning the destiny of the choosing personality." (118:6.4)

"In the time-space creations, free will is hedged about with restraints, with limitations." (118:8.1)

"Man does not have unfettered free will; there are limits to his range of choice, but within the radius of this choice his will is relatively sovereign." (118:9.2)

"(Jesus) had fully considered and now finally approved the plan which provided that he be born of Jewish parents in Palestine, and he therefore deliberately returned to Galilee to await the beginning of his lifework as a public teacher of truth; he began to lay plans for a public career in the land of his father Joseph’s people, and he did this of his own free will." (134:0.1)

"There are only two levels of relative sovereignty on an inhabited world: the spiritual free will of the individual mortal and the collective sovereignty of mankind as a whole." (134:5.2)

"The Master’s yoke is, indeed, easy, but even so, he never imposes it; every individual must take this yoke of his own free will." (141:3.7)

"What Jesus is now about to do, submit to death on the cross, he does of his own free will." (187:0.3)

"They were disposed to accept the advice of Gabriel, who instructed them that, since Michael had 'laid down his life of his own free will, he also had power to take it up again in accordance with his own determination'." (189:0.1)


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Re: The benefits of reading the Urantia Book

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Re: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/article ... 52446.html
"Woman Spent $1,800 Filling Community Fridge. An Hour Later, Nearly Everything Was Gone"

"Johnson said seeing the empty fridge caught her off guard emotionally, especially
after realizing only a handful of people appeared to have taken most of the food." :o


:idea: While it's easy to rationalize taking extra food for later consumption, this UB quote reminds
that true sharing begins with fair distribution to as many needy people as possible:

"This rule of the Most Highs in the kingdoms of men is not for the especial benefit of any especially
favored group of mortals. There is no such thing as a 'chosen people'. The rule of the Most Highs,
the overcontrollers of political evolution, is a rule designed to foster the greatest good
to the greatest number of all and for the greatest length of time." (134:5.4)

:idea: If "handful" extends to 10 people, each received $180 worth of food.
"Fair distribution" suggests 60 people could have benefited ($30 each)
from a donation to supplement - not provide everything needed.


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