TIME –Related Events: An Earth Scientist’s Perspective
Presentation at Conference 2003, Boronia VIC
Although scientists have a professional duty to determine and record scientific Truths, they commonly get things wrong. However one of the great strength of science is that errors and misinterpretations will be revealed and corrected eventually due to an on-going process of reexamination which is prompted by the development of new methods and/or new tools. Science is therefore in a continuous state of evolutionary change.
We live on a beautiful planet that revolves around an average sun located towards the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy which is approximately 100,000 light years across. Beyond this realization, state-of-the-art astronomy appears to be totally ignorant of the origin, age or shape of the cosmos. This information must come from a revelatory source, such as The Urantia Book. However Urantian scientists can be much more confident in their study of the earth and ist sister planets which we are able to explore for ourselves. As our science, technology and spirituality develop, we Urantians can expect to visit distant solar systems and communicate with other intelligent evolutionary world creatures.
Understanding the physical evolution of our planet is the specialty of earth scientists. Rock can reveal ages, geological/biological events and environmental changes if we can extract the information they contain and reliably interpret same. Accordingly, we recognize that the earth’s crust is mobile and has been changing constantly since its formation around 4.5 billion (i.e. 4,500,000,000) years ago. Our satellite, the moon, provides us with a snapshot of what the earth would have looked like around 4b.y ago, that is, a surface pock marked by meteorite craters and surface lava flows which infill many of the larger meteorite depressions.
Apart from informing us that the earth-moon system has existed for at least 2b.y. and that the earth grew enormously in its early history due to acquisition of meteoritic mass The Urantia Book provides s with a very sketchy account of earth history up to 1.0.b.y. ago. Geologists believe that surface water condensed much earlier than claimed in the Urantia Book, but agree spectacularly with the Time ( 543 versus 550 m.y.) at which the Cambrian Period commenced along with the explosive development of complex Life forms – biology’s so-called ‘Big Bang’. Indeed, evolutionary biologists are sorely pressed to account for the sudden appearance of 6 phyla within a 10 m.y. time frame!
Paleontologists who specialize in the study of fossilized life forms, have many conflicting views concerning the extinction of the dinosaurs, together with about 75% of all marine species, died as a result of a major meteoritic impact 65 m.y.ago. The Urantia Book does not mention this catastrophic event, although it does mention the spectacular outpouring of lavas which occurred in India at this time.
Anthropologists currently believe that Homo sapiens, or modern man, appeared between 200,000 and 150,000 years ago, although more primitive forebears range back to at least 4 million years. However these dates for modern man must be regarded as minimum ages which could be extended backwards in the future. The Urantia Book states that Andon and Fonta appeared suddenly almost exactly one million years ago, although it is unclear whether the qualify as Homo sapiens.
The Urantia Book informs us that Universe personalities have visited planet earth over a period of hundreds of millions of years, and are present now as observers. We are also informed that intelligent evolutionary world creatures reside close to us in an cosmological sense. It is reasonable, therefore, to speculate that evolutionary world creatures more technologically advanced than ourselves could have been visiting our planet ove many thousands of years, as folklore and cultural artifacts would suggest. Simple curiosity is fundamental to all intelligent species. This characteristic is a powerful motivating force which can lead to technological development and certainly stimulate the urge to explore.
Present day governments must stop denying that UFO’s exist and employ initiatives that will promote friendly contact and constructive dialogue. We Urantians urgently need all the help we can get if we are to fast-track our evolution toward a state of Light and Life.
So please give a friendly wave to the next UFO that you encounter!..☺