“As science delves deeper into the interplay between chance and necessity, one thing becomes clear: luck isn’t an anomaly in evolution. It’s a core feature. Replaying life’s tape — even under identical conditions — would likely yield a world profoundly different from the one we know.” Read More

The Urantia Book corroborates this theory in these very explicit scenarios from our distant past: “You can hardly realize by what narrow margins your prehuman ancestors missed extinction from time to time. Had the ancestral frog of all humanity jumped two inches less on a certain occasion, the whole course of evolution would have been markedly changed.” Read More

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No one knows for sure when humans first figured out that mouth-to-mouth contact could be used for romance and erotic pleasure, but scientists reported recently that people were locking lips at least 4,500 years ago. The findings, published in the journal Science, pushed back the history of the practice by about 1,000 years. Read More

The Urantia Book says: “ The ceremony of adoption consisted in drinking each other’s blood. In some groups saliva was exchanged in the place of blood drinking, this being the ancient origin of the practice of social kissing. And all ceremonies of association, whether marriage or adoption, were always terminated by feasting.” Read More

Parade Magazine offers 50 New Year wishes to share. The greatest part of celebrating a new year is appreciating the people near and dear to you. Coworkers you see daily, the family who’s been by your side since birth, the friends who are just a quick FaceTime away, or the significant other in your life—there are special Happy New Year wishes for them all. See New Year Wishes Here

The Urantia Book offers prayer as an important aid to a healthy life, and sure way to minister to people. “Even a whole city or an entire nation can be helped by such prayer devotions. Confession, repentance, and prayer have led individuals, cities, nations, and whole races to mighty efforts of reform and courageous deeds of valorous achievement.” Read about the social implication of prayer here: 

Human life expectancy is increasing at a slower rate than it did in the 20th century, a new study of 10 wealthy countries hints. During the 20th century, improvements in public health and medicine resulted in “radical life extension” Have we reached our human limit? Read More

According The Urantia Book, human beings can look forward to a time when the limit of life expectancy will reach 500 years. It will be awhile, but it’s good to know that we are really only beginning to experience true longevity of life. 

The Urantia Book says, “Mortals all have the same general struggles with microscopic foes in their early days, such as you now experience on Urantia, though perhaps not so extensive. The length of life varies on the different planets from twenty-five years on the primitive worlds to near five hundred on the more advanced and older spheres.” Read More

As this 2024 U.S. national election cycle comes to completion, The Urantia Book offers insights into what a fully developed human government should look like. Read More

The Urantia Book can teach us about politics, because the teachings transcend material concerns and give us spiritual insight. Read More