Could someone please provide a link to the Urantia Foundations’ comments on the science of evolution provided in the UB versus modern science of the cell challenging Darwinian macro-evolution? Thanks,
ProbingOmerg: I doubt that you will find what you might be looking for in the general Urantia Foundation’s comments regarding the evolution issue as indicated in the Urantia Book, although there are areas of study regarding the physics area, more specifically regarding ultimatons, but even though they are related to “macro-evolution” and the ideas that Darwin initially presented it has been presented in the UB as “germ plasm”, which I have attempted to present my understanding of the UB’s use of this term, and met with hostile enthusiasm.
Anyway, based on your question above, you will find that the Urantia Book has used “germ plasm” after it was introduced by one “August Weismann” who authored a book translated from German to English entitled “The Germ-Plasm – A Theory of Heredity“, which was dedicated in memory of Charles Darwin. Where I found it interesting that the authors of the Urantia Book would use this term which was introduced by August Weismann, prior to the inception of the UB, therefore having researched this link embedded in the UB, and reread much of the text where this term was used 11 times, and even one time presented as “so-called germ plasm”, as indicated in the following UB narration:
(398.1) 36:2.14 There are over one million fundamental or cosmic chemical formulas which constitute the parent patterns and the numerous basic functional variations of life manifestations. Satellite number one of the life-planning sphere is the realm of the universe physicists and electrochemists who serve as technical assistants to the Life Carriers in the work of capturing, organizing, and manipulating the essential units of energy which are employed in building up the material vehicles of life transmission, the so-called germ plasm.
So, one must actually assume that having used this term in the UB, it is a fundamental factor in other presentations in the UB, so by not looking into what Weismann had to say about “germ plasm” would actually help in the understanding of what has been presented in the Urantia Book. However, there are individuals who have grouped themselves together who frequent these forums who will discredit anyone’s attempt to have an open discussion on any subject that they deem different to their way of thinking and, attempt to derail any subject that doesn’t meet with their approval. I suspect if this topic goes to fare into an area which these persons cannot understand, it might be derailed as well, as it would seem to be going with your problem 1.
