Why, What & Who
Why UBtheNEWS? The Urantia Book exhibits an extraordinarily unusual characteristic regarding its relationship to history and science. For over fifty years new discoveries and scientific advancements have been increasingly substantiating, catching up to, the richly detailed historic and scientific information that is contained in The Urantia Book. Issues related to history, archeology, genetics, astronomy, geology, physics, paleontology and biology, as well as other fields of study, are covered in The Urantia Book. A comprehensive history of our planet is given that begins with the birth of our solar system and the formation of the planets. It chronicles the evolution of life from the first single celled organisms to the dawn of humanity and then recounts the one million year history of human beings. This history includes detailed information that relates to a wide range of scientific disciplines. The Urantia Book is not just a book about history and science. An exquisite theology, cosmology, and philosophy are presented. It also provides an extensive recounting of Jesus’ life on earth. Not only does it cover all the years of his life, but also gives substantial background on the time period and the other people who played a key role in his life. Those issues, however, are not the focus of this site. In an effort to correlate scientific advancements with information in The Urantia Book, occasionally some information needs to be provided that touches upon these other subjects. But for the most part, this is not necessary. UBtheNEWS is focused on presenting information that relates to ways in which The Urantia Book has been ahead of science and our understanding of planetary history. How is it possible for The Urantia Book to demonstrate a consistent pattern of being ahead of new discoveries and scientific progress for over fifty years? The accuracy of The Urantia Book, from an internally consistent perspective, is rooted in the claim that angels are responsible for its authorship. Whether or not you believe that this is possible or true, whether or not you even believe in God, if you care about having a source of information about our world that exhibits a phenomenally unique quality of credibility that is objectively verifiable, you may want to consider becoming more familiar with The Urantia Book. It is a source of information that has more than a fifty-year history of being ahead of new discoveries and scientific advancements. The Urantia Book provides a lot of value separate and apart from one’s beliefs about its origins. The issue is credibility, not proof. The UBtheNEWS project was not created in an effort to try to prove anything about The Urantia Book. Rather, it is an effort to freely and efficiently provide people with documentation of its emerging pattern of extraordinary and unique credibility. No other book in the world is so richly detailed in so many aspects of both history and science AND exhibits the unique pattern of having new discoveries and science catch up to it! The information in The Urantia Book remains the same. The contributions that scientific advancements make to our appreciation of the history of our world and physical reality is ever changing. The UBtheNEWS project is systematically documents the corroborations that have and continue to emerge. Some issues are quite simple and/or are reasonably settled topics among scholars and scientists. Other issues regarding The Urantia Book’s relationship to scholarship and science are more complex and/or unsettled. In an effort to help visitors to this site appreciate the credibility of The Urantia Book, naturally, the first priority is to present material regarding The Urantia Book’s relationship to scholarship and science that is simple, straightforward, and reasonably settled. As the site develops, increasingly more of the complex and less settled areas will also be presented. The UBtheNEWS project was launched in January 2007. There is more than a lifetime of work associated with the scope of this project; it is still in its early stages of development. Nonetheless, already extraordinary scientific corroborations have occurred that lend remarkable credibility and validity to the Urantia Book. Reports are categorized into four classes to help visitors get to the most impressive material first. See Class Descriptions. Knowing about material reality and about the facts related to the history of our planet and humanity has its own value. Increasing our understanding of and appreciation for God and for our relationship to each other is even more important. Naturally, this website is being created with the hope that through an appreciation for the credibility of The Urantia Book with respect to material reality, visitors will become interested in looking to it as a good source of information about spiritual reality. If it is important to you that the writings you go to for inspiration and information about God and spirituality are in harmony with the facts of material reality, then The Urantia Book is the place to go for this type of satisfaction. This is simply an effort to encourage appreciation for the credibility and validity of The Urantia Book. There is no need join anything or to buy anything; the entire book is available for free online. There is no charismatic leader or authoritative institutions associated with The Urantia Book, though social organizations have and continue to develop. No one is getting rich off of it, but many people have found The Urantia Book to be very enriching. What is UBtheNEWS? UBtheNEWS is a collective effort by individual Urantia Book enthusiasts to create, report on, and be a resource for news and information related to the emerging historical and scientific validity and credibility of The Urantia Book. It is provided as a free service. Additionally, Halbert, the creator of UBtheNEWS travels around the country offering slide presentation lectures. These are also provided as a free service. If you would like Halbert to speak at an event in your area, please get in touch with him through the contact information provided on this website. The goal of the UBtheNEWS project is to turn the credibility of The Urantia Book into old news as quickly as possible. Since its launch in January 2007, UBtheNEWS has grown into an organized, but informal, association of people who wish to participate in the process of informing people about the ongoing documentation of how new discoveries and scientific advances are are catching up to historic and scientific information in The Urantia Book.
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