“Not entirely” we agree on. The potentials for all arenas of thought and experience (including philosophy) are increased with better DNA, or they wouldn’t bother sending Adam and Eves. Why is it the three brained have a spiritual advantage of two brainers? Better capacity.
But we already have all the DNA uplifting we’re going to get. According to your theory, we have a bleak chance of developing a higher philosophy of living from where we are now. It also gives the weak-willed an excuse to stop trying. It’s easy to say, “Hey, I only have two lobes in this head and less than 1% Adamic DNA, so don’t expect a lot from me. Who do you think I am anyway, Jesus?” I think your theory could actually do harm.
The celestials do say that they are trying to foster the “higher spiritual types” on this planet (110:4.6). They can’t create them, but they can foster them. The angels are responsible for inspiring us to pray (113:4.4), and prayer is the best way to increase capacity for receptivity (144:4.2; 146:2.14; 168:4.6; 194:3.20). We also know that we can always pray for the mind of Jesus to live in us (48:6.26;102:4.1). I think this gift of his, the Spirit of Truth, can compensate for problems with DNA, brain size and education. If that were not true, then we would not have advanced far enough to warrant another Revelation. We’d still be sacrificing animals.
Also, when they’re talking about increasing capacity for receptivity, they’re talking about the soul intellect, not the material mind intellect. The soul is a morontia phenomenon, and although it is dependent upon the material mind for continued growth, all it really needs is its willingness. The soul is not dependent upon IQ, or mental culture; it will grow as long as there are moral choices to be made. As long as the brain is developed enough to make contact with the last two adjutants and enter the seventh psychic circle, it is developed enough for soul growth. (I still can’t underline with consistency, look at the 3rd sentence in 5:5.13.)
p69:8 5:5.13 Eternal survival of personality is wholly dependent on the choosing of the mortal mind, whose decisions determine the survival potential of the immortal soul. When the mind believes God and the soul knows God, and when, with the fostering Adjuster, they all desire God, then is survival assured. Limitations of intellect, curtailment of education, deprivation of culture, impoverishment of social status, even inferiority of the human standards of morality resulting from the unfortunate lack of educational, cultural, and social advantages, cannot invalidate the presence of the divine spirit in such unfortunate and humanly handicapped but believing individuals. The indwelling of the Mystery Monitor constitutes the inception and insures the possibility of the potential of growth and survival of the immortal soul.
I think the highest philosophy is dependent more on soul growth than on a high percentage of Adamic DNA or a couple of Phd.’s. I mean, the values of TBG are found in the soul; TBG are the highest comprehensible elements of divinity and revelations of the nature of God we are capable of; and all are found in the soul. Not only are they discovered there, but they are also recognized and interpreted, (given meaning) there. So, I believe that soul intelligence is more important that material intelligence when it comes to the development of a noble character. DNA and education are about the material intellect, not the soul intellect.
