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<blockquote data-quote="Samstwitch" data-source="post: 52202" data-attributes="member: 2770"><p>I just found something that was very helpful and definitely worth posting. There's a book on Amazon.com entitled, <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Urantia-Great-Mystery-Martin-Gardner/dp/1591026229/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1336799888&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Urantia: The Great Cult Mystery</a></em> by Martin Gardener. (It has a 'Look Inside' feature so you can check it out.) I found a very informative Book Review that I'm posting below. Martin Gardener explains what he discovered and believes to be the origins of the book's authors and sources. (I'm going to break it up into paragraphs for easier reading.)</p><p> </p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Urantia-Great-Mystery-Martin-Gardner/dp/1591026229/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1336799888&sr=1-1" target="_blank">AMAZON REVIEW</a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: #ffcc00"><strong>Engaging expose' of the Urantia movement April 12, 1999 </strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #ffcc00">Martin Gardner's book entitled URANTIA: The Great Cult Mystery is a skeptic's critique of The URANTIA Book (UB), a 2097-page compilation of several papers allegedly authored by several `divine revelators,' each one claiming to be a representative of God's vast celestial hierarchy. These `authors' were commissioned by their heavenly `supervisors' to enlighten the inhabitants of this planet (which they call Urantia) as to how mankind has been supposedly misled throughout human history by the errors of religious thinking. </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #ffcc00">The primary target for which the UB `authors' claim is in need of `correction' in the arena of religion is the Bible, with all its misconceptions regarding the nature of God, who Jesus was, etc. Mr. Gardner, although not a Bible-believer himself, finds it difficult to accept the truth-claims that these alleged celestial authors present, in light of several factors. </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #ffcc00">To begin with, Gardner takes exception to the many scientific errors to be discovered within the pages of the UB. He devotes two full chapters of his book to illustrate portions of the UB's vast science content which have been rendered outdated because of discoveries made since its publication in 1955. In some cases, the science content became outdated even before the UB was published, and in still others, the purported scientific `facts' were already incongruent with the science of the time, which can only be attributed as outright errors on the part of these alleged higher minds! </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #ffcc00">Why would these divine revelators allow the publishing of such self-damning evidence? Gardner points out a disclaimer inserted in an attempt to `inform' the reader that the authors were given a `prime directive' by their superiors not to reveal any unearned science to us evolving mortals and to write their scientific treatises within the limits of our then-current vernacular. However, Gardner does not buy this pitch, because at the same time these intergalactic messengers are bedazzling us with their brilliance as pertains to things known, they also baffle us with a fantastic model of the universe that is beyond our wildest dreams and which is, of course, unearned science. </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #ffcc00">One might be compelled to ask how the UB allegedly got into print in the first place, assuming it was commissioned by unseen heavenly beings. In probing for answers to this question, Gardner provides more compelling evidence that the UB was the brainchild not of celestials, but of mere terrestrials. The UB authors purport that its papers were presented through the thought patterns of a certain unnamed human contact whose disposition was suitable for said transferences of knowledge. By some `unrevealed' process, these revelations were transposed into a written format, from whence we got the UB after several of these `contact' sessions. The term `channeling' comes to mind, although UB adherents vehemently deny that this was the method used, preferring instead to keep both the method and the human contact a mystery for the sake of mystique. </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #ffcc00">However, Gardner's skeptical nose smells a rat. He reports that a man named Wilfred C. Kellogg, patient and brother-in-law of then psychiatrist William S. Sadler III, was the `human contact' from whose subconscious the revelations began to emanate. In addition to the spiritual content of the early sections of the UB (the source of which may well have been Kellogg's channelings), Gardner cites Sadler as a major contributor to the making of the UB. Gardner provides ample evidence to substantiate his assertion. </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #ffcc00">Dr. Sadler's earlier published books reveal him to be a racist and a proponent of eugenics, both concepts of which are given full endorsement by the `divine revelators.' But what tips the scale of human invention is the weight of Seventh Day Adventist influence to be found in the UB. Both Sadler and Kellogg were one-time Adventists who were expelled from the church around 1906; and henceforth began the nocturnal `contact sessions' at the good doctor's residence. </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #ffcc00">The UB authors wholeheartedly endorse such 7DA doctrines as soul-sleep, the annihilation of the wicked, the denial of the existence of hell, and that Jesus Christ is (the archangel) Michael. </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #ffcc00">What Gardner denotes as amazing irony is Sadler's connection with Ellen White, Adventism's seer and prophetess. Prior to his expulsion, Sadler wrote a letter to Sister White (a complete copy of which can be found in Gardner's book), wherein he began questioning her authenticity as a prophetess in light of her recently-discovered plagiaristic tendencies. One can read between the lines of Sadler's letter that he was really asking whether plagiarism was a legitimate mode of divine revelation (as though he were contemplating the same). </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #ffcc00">Not coincidentally, Gardner lastly reveals and elaborates upon a long list of plagiarisms recently discovered within the pages of the UB! If the reader is endowed with even a basic ground-level knowledge of the Bible, then many particular contrasts will stand out clearly when comparing notes. </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #ffcc00">As Mr. Gardner points out, the UB vehemently denies such historic Christian doctrines as the Atonement and the Virgin Birth. But even though Gardner's book provides ample and compelling evidence that the UB was written by humans, Gardner does not go far enough to expose the spiritual con from this Christian's point of view. </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #ffcc00">In exchange for bestowing divinity upon the would-be believer, the UB compromises traditional Christian doctrine. These are but a few of the observations that a discerning Christian will make when comparing the UB with the Bible. The UB author(s):</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #ffcc00">1) Claim that the Old Testament represents the evolved religion of a superstitious desert clan; </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #ffcc00">2) Rewrite the four Gospels to fit their own preconceived agenda; </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #ffcc00">3) Write up a history of Jesus' years as a youth and young adult, again agenda-driven; </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #ffcc00">4) Disparage Paul as having influenced Christianity by injecting Hellenism and Paganism; </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #ffcc00">5) State that Jesus was not the Messiah, nor did He claim to be; and the list goes on and on...</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: #ffcc00">Martin Gardner's book is a fascinating and entertaining read, if the reader can get beyond his penchant for making condescending remarks toward UB adherents.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Samstwitch, post: 52202, member: 2770"] I just found something that was very helpful and definitely worth posting. There's a book on Amazon.com entitled, [I][URL='http://www.amazon.com/Urantia-Great-Mystery-Martin-Gardner/dp/1591026229/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1336799888&sr=1-1']Urantia: The Great Cult Mystery[/URL][/I] by Martin Gardener. (It has a 'Look Inside' feature so you can check it out.) I found a very informative Book Review that I'm posting below. Martin Gardener explains what he discovered and believes to be the origins of the book's authors and sources. (I'm going to break it up into paragraphs for easier reading.) [INDENT=1][URL='http://www.amazon.com/Urantia-Great-Mystery-Martin-Gardner/dp/1591026229/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1336799888&sr=1-1']AMAZON REVIEW[/URL][/INDENT] [INDENT=1][SIZE=5][COLOR=#ffcc00][B]Engaging expose' of the Urantia movement April 12, 1999 [/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/INDENT] [INDENT=1] [COLOR=#ffcc00]Martin Gardner's book entitled URANTIA: The Great Cult Mystery is a skeptic's critique of The URANTIA Book (UB), a 2097-page compilation of several papers allegedly authored by several `divine revelators,' each one claiming to be a representative of God's vast celestial hierarchy. These `authors' were commissioned by their heavenly `supervisors' to enlighten the inhabitants of this planet (which they call Urantia) as to how mankind has been supposedly misled throughout human history by the errors of religious thinking. [/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT=1] [/INDENT] [INDENT=1][COLOR=#ffcc00]The primary target for which the UB `authors' claim is in need of `correction' in the arena of religion is the Bible, with all its misconceptions regarding the nature of God, who Jesus was, etc. Mr. Gardner, although not a Bible-believer himself, finds it difficult to accept the truth-claims that these alleged celestial authors present, in light of several factors. [/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT=1] [/INDENT] [INDENT=1][COLOR=#ffcc00]To begin with, Gardner takes exception to the many scientific errors to be discovered within the pages of the UB. He devotes two full chapters of his book to illustrate portions of the UB's vast science content which have been rendered outdated because of discoveries made since its publication in 1955. In some cases, the science content became outdated even before the UB was published, and in still others, the purported scientific `facts' were already incongruent with the science of the time, which can only be attributed as outright errors on the part of these alleged higher minds! [/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT=1] [/INDENT] [INDENT=1][COLOR=#ffcc00]Why would these divine revelators allow the publishing of such self-damning evidence? Gardner points out a disclaimer inserted in an attempt to `inform' the reader that the authors were given a `prime directive' by their superiors not to reveal any unearned science to us evolving mortals and to write their scientific treatises within the limits of our then-current vernacular. However, Gardner does not buy this pitch, because at the same time these intergalactic messengers are bedazzling us with their brilliance as pertains to things known, they also baffle us with a fantastic model of the universe that is beyond our wildest dreams and which is, of course, unearned science. [/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT=1] [/INDENT] [INDENT=1][COLOR=#ffcc00]One might be compelled to ask how the UB allegedly got into print in the first place, assuming it was commissioned by unseen heavenly beings. In probing for answers to this question, Gardner provides more compelling evidence that the UB was the brainchild not of celestials, but of mere terrestrials. The UB authors purport that its papers were presented through the thought patterns of a certain unnamed human contact whose disposition was suitable for said transferences of knowledge. By some `unrevealed' process, these revelations were transposed into a written format, from whence we got the UB after several of these `contact' sessions. The term `channeling' comes to mind, although UB adherents vehemently deny that this was the method used, preferring instead to keep both the method and the human contact a mystery for the sake of mystique. [/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT=1] [/INDENT] [INDENT=1][COLOR=#ffcc00]However, Gardner's skeptical nose smells a rat. He reports that a man named Wilfred C. Kellogg, patient and brother-in-law of then psychiatrist William S. Sadler III, was the `human contact' from whose subconscious the revelations began to emanate. In addition to the spiritual content of the early sections of the UB (the source of which may well have been Kellogg's channelings), Gardner cites Sadler as a major contributor to the making of the UB. Gardner provides ample evidence to substantiate his assertion. [/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT=1] [/INDENT] [INDENT=1][COLOR=#ffcc00]Dr. Sadler's earlier published books reveal him to be a racist and a proponent of eugenics, both concepts of which are given full endorsement by the `divine revelators.' But what tips the scale of human invention is the weight of Seventh Day Adventist influence to be found in the UB. Both Sadler and Kellogg were one-time Adventists who were expelled from the church around 1906; and henceforth began the nocturnal `contact sessions' at the good doctor's residence. [/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT=1] [/INDENT] [INDENT=1][COLOR=#ffcc00]The UB authors wholeheartedly endorse such 7DA doctrines as soul-sleep, the annihilation of the wicked, the denial of the existence of hell, and that Jesus Christ is (the archangel) Michael. [/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT=1] [/INDENT] [INDENT=1][COLOR=#ffcc00]What Gardner denotes as amazing irony is Sadler's connection with Ellen White, Adventism's seer and prophetess. Prior to his expulsion, Sadler wrote a letter to Sister White (a complete copy of which can be found in Gardner's book), wherein he began questioning her authenticity as a prophetess in light of her recently-discovered plagiaristic tendencies. One can read between the lines of Sadler's letter that he was really asking whether plagiarism was a legitimate mode of divine revelation (as though he were contemplating the same). [/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT=1] [/INDENT] [INDENT=1][COLOR=#ffcc00]Not coincidentally, Gardner lastly reveals and elaborates upon a long list of plagiarisms recently discovered within the pages of the UB! If the reader is endowed with even a basic ground-level knowledge of the Bible, then many particular contrasts will stand out clearly when comparing notes. [/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT=1] [/INDENT] [INDENT=1][COLOR=#ffcc00]As Mr. Gardner points out, the UB vehemently denies such historic Christian doctrines as the Atonement and the Virgin Birth. But even though Gardner's book provides ample and compelling evidence that the UB was written by humans, Gardner does not go far enough to expose the spiritual con from this Christian's point of view. [/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT=1] [/INDENT] [INDENT=1][COLOR=#ffcc00]In exchange for bestowing divinity upon the would-be believer, the UB compromises traditional Christian doctrine. These are but a few of the observations that a discerning Christian will make when comparing the UB with the Bible. The UB author(s):[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ffcc00]1) Claim that the Old Testament represents the evolved religion of a superstitious desert clan; [/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT=1][COLOR=#ffcc00]2) Rewrite the four Gospels to fit their own preconceived agenda; [/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT=1][COLOR=#ffcc00]3) Write up a history of Jesus' years as a youth and young adult, again agenda-driven; [/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT=1][COLOR=#ffcc00]4) Disparage Paul as having influenced Christianity by injecting Hellenism and Paganism; [/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT=1][COLOR=#ffcc00]5) State that Jesus was not the Messiah, nor did He claim to be; and the list goes on and on...[/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT=1] [/INDENT] [INDENT=1][COLOR=#ffcc00]Martin Gardner's book is a fascinating and entertaining read, if the reader can get beyond his penchant for making condescending remarks toward UB adherents.[/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT=1] [/INDENT] [INDENT=1] [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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