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Correspondence
Stanley McTrusty, a long term Urantia Book reader who is a professional mathematician, sent us his thesis on reality followed by a letter in elaboration. First the thesis:
The Universe and all it contains is Energy.
Energy cannot be created or destroyed.
Energy can only be changed from one form to
another.
Therefore: Energy exists.
Potential energy--absolutely no activity
Kinetic energy (dynamic)--always has a
beginning.
The appearance of the universe was initiated by a First Cause; brought about by a system of transformations; has laws to control the transformations, and the sustaining of these laws to prevent the vanishing of the universe back into potential energy.
This system and its laws indicate an intelligence far superior to mankind. This intelligence is responsible for the existence of the universe.
Therefore: This intelligence exists. (GOD)
Energy transformations require time and space.
Time: To provide an interval for the event to
take place.
Space: To provide some place for the event to
happen.
Mankind is an energy transformation. (subset of the universe) Therefore: Mankind cannot be First Cause.
Universal laws apply to societies.
Universal laws apply to individuals.
Proper use or misuse of universal laws (by ignorance or by design) is a matter of choice.
The freedom of choice makes societies and individuals responsible for their own actions--(free but responsible).
Choose proper use of universal laws--the results are desirable consequences.
Choose misuse of universal laws (by ignorance or by design) and the results are undesirable consequences.
Persistent misuse leads to self-destruction.
This is real religion. Once understood, it frees individuals and societies from the superstitions, wrong beliefs, rituals, the dogma of religious organizations, and from other organizations trying to control through fear and guilt.
Stanley's letter to the editor follows:
I am a mathematician--a left handed one at that. Having been born at a time when everyone thought left handers should be converted to right handers, the result is I am ambidextrous in nearly everything I do. This no doubt accounts for the strange or at least different way I think and do things.
In reference to your comment about 'energy' all I can say at this point is that it appears to be the 'stuff' God used to construct the universe.
All my life the so-called experts in science, religion, and politics have tried to convince me that there are no simple solutions to complex problems. I never have and still do not believe that this is true.
Complex situations are man's attempt to deceive himself a little and the rest of mankind a great deal. (My opinion--for these reasons):
Complexities--
1. Enable devious persons to hide their
true intentions.
2. Provide a means to transfer blame.
3. In religion it provides the means to produce a
convincing argument for the need of a mediator
between man and God.
4. Provides a means to transfer productivity.
5. Provides a means for distorting or masking truth.
6. Aids and abets the dissemination of false
information.
7. Provides a security blanket for lazy thinkers.
8. Etc.
Very complex physical phenomena can be expressed with very complex mathematical equations. By using allowable mathematical laws, the first equation may be changed to an equivalent equation less complex than the original. Through a series of these transformations obtaining less and less complex equivalent equations, we can finally arrive at a very simple and understandable solution to a very complex problem.
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