Do the Laws of Physics & Neuroscience Disprove Free Will?

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Many have argued that free will is in illusion, but science does not support that.
Are we free to make our own choices, or are we automatons controlled by some mysterious conductor? Until recently, a debate raged in neuroscience circles concerning this very question because an experiment showed that the brain decides before we are aware of it. Fortunately, the experiment was recently debunked, leaving us to face the hard reality that we must be responsible for our actions. Read More
Free will is a reality in the universe, from the freewillness of the Universal Father down to mortals like us. Read Urantia Book teachings about free will HERE

Top Ten Discoveries Related to Jesus

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The Galilee Boat, Synagogues, Pool of Siloam, the Pilate Stone and the Heel Bone of the Crucified Man are among the ten most important archeological discoveries. Find out what is #1.

The Urantia Book references both the Galileen boats and Siloam: “Jesus became well known to the Galilean fisherfolk as the designer of the new boats.” Read More “Go, my son, wash away this clay in the pool of Siloam, and immediately you shall receive your sight.” And when Josiah had so washed in the pool of Siloam” Read More 

Alone in the universe? Not a chance.

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By MaryJo – A Pilgrim Ponders

Are we alone in the universe? Of course not! Any Urantia Book reader can tell you that the cosmology of The Urantia Book presents a universe that is “teeming” with life. This article in Evolution News: Are We Alone in the Cosmos? Here’s a Real Paradox for You, explores this topic with emphasis on the concept of intelligent design, and most especially the idea that if we are not alone, why we do not have any contact with other life in the universe. It is an interesting article; it might be a little technical, but I think we can all appreciate the ideas presented. We’ll blog on these fascinating ideas below, but first:

“Astrophysicist Ethan Siegel writing at Forbes delivers a bracing chastisement to seemingly scientific efforts to estimate the probability of extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI) in the cosmos. The case in point is a preprint paper by Sandberg, Drexler, and Ord of the Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford University, claiming to “dissolve the Fermi paradox.”

“The Fermi paradox represents the problem of why ETI ought to be abundant yet gives no sign of itself.”

“The probability of the origin of life without design or guidance is not unknown.