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55:5.1 [[Mortal]] [[creatures]] living on a [[sin]]-stricken, [[evil]]-[[dominated]], [[self]]-seeking, [[isolated]] world, such as [[Urantia]], can hardly [[conceive]] of the [[physical]] [[perfection]], the [[intellectual]] [[attainment]], and the [[spiritual]] [[development]] which characterize these advanced [[epochs]] of [[evolution]] on a sinless [[sphere]].
55:5.2 The [[advanced]] [[stages]] of a world settled in [[light and life]] [[represent]] the [[acme]] of [[evolutionary]] [[material]] [[development]]. On these [[cultured]] worlds, gone are the idleness and [[friction]] of the earlier [[primitive]] ages. [[Poverty]] and [[social]] inequality have all but vanished, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_devolution degeneracy] has disappeared, and [[Crime|delinquency]] is rarely [[observed]]. [[Insanity]] has [[practically]] ceased to exist, and feeble-mindedness is a rarity.
55:5.3 The [[economic]], [[social]], and [[administrative]] [[status]] of these worlds is of a high and [[perfected]] order. [[Science]], [[art]], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry industry] flourish, and [[society]] is a smoothly working [[mechanism]] of high [[material]], [[intellectual]], and [[cultural]] [[achievement]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry Industry] has been largely diverted to serving the higher aims of such a superb [[civilization]]. The [[economic]] life of such a world has become [[ethical]].
55:5.4 [[War]] has become a matter of [[history]], and there are no more [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_forces armies] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police police] forces. [[Government]] is [[gradually]] disappearing. [[Self]]-[[control]] is slowly rendering [[laws]] of [[human]] enactment obsolete. The extent of civil [[government]] and statutory regulation, in an [[intermediate]] [[state]] of [[advancing]] [[civilization]], is in [[inverse]] [[proportion]] to the [[morality]] and [[spirituality]] of the [[citizenship]].
55:5.5 Schools are vastly improved and are [[devoted]] to the [[training]] of [[mind]] and the expansion of [[soul]]. The [[art]] [[centers]] are exquisite and the [[musical]] [[organizations]] superb. The [[temples]] of [[worship]] with their [[associated]] schools of [[philosophy]] and [[experiential]] [[religion]] are [[creations]] of [[beauty]] and grandeur. The open-air arenas of [[worship]] assembly are equally [[sublime]] in the [[simplicity]] of their [[Aesthetics|artistic]] appointment.
55:5.6 The provisions for [[competitive]] [[play]], [[humor]], and other [[phases]] of [[personal]] and [[group]] [[achievement]] are ample and appropriate. A special feature of the [[competitive]] [[activities]] on such a highly [[cultured]] world concerns the [[efforts]] of [[individuals]] and [[groups]] to excel in [[the sciences]] and [[philosophies]] of [[cosmology]]. [[Literature]] and [[oratory]] flourish, and [[language]] is so improved as to be [[symbolic]] of [[concepts]] as well as to be [[expressive]] of [[ideas]]. Life is refreshingly [[simple]]; man has at last [[co-ordinated]] a high [[state]] of [[mechanical]] [[development]] with an [[inspiring]] [[intellectual]] [[attainment]] and has overshadowed both with an exquisite [[spiritual]] [[achievement]]. The pursuit of [[happiness]] is an [[experience]] of [[joy]] and [[satisfaction]].
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_55 Go to Paper 55]</center>
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center>
[[Category:Paper 55 - The Spheres of Light and Life]]
55:5.1 [[Mortal]] [[creatures]] living on a [[sin]]-stricken, [[evil]]-[[dominated]], [[self]]-seeking, [[isolated]] world, such as [[Urantia]], can hardly [[conceive]] of the [[physical]] [[perfection]], the [[intellectual]] [[attainment]], and the [[spiritual]] [[development]] which characterize these advanced [[epochs]] of [[evolution]] on a sinless [[sphere]].
55:5.2 The [[advanced]] [[stages]] of a world settled in [[light and life]] [[represent]] the [[acme]] of [[evolutionary]] [[material]] [[development]]. On these [[cultured]] worlds, gone are the idleness and [[friction]] of the earlier [[primitive]] ages. [[Poverty]] and [[social]] inequality have all but vanished, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_devolution degeneracy] has disappeared, and [[Crime|delinquency]] is rarely [[observed]]. [[Insanity]] has [[practically]] ceased to exist, and feeble-mindedness is a rarity.
55:5.3 The [[economic]], [[social]], and [[administrative]] [[status]] of these worlds is of a high and [[perfected]] order. [[Science]], [[art]], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry industry] flourish, and [[society]] is a smoothly working [[mechanism]] of high [[material]], [[intellectual]], and [[cultural]] [[achievement]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry Industry] has been largely diverted to serving the higher aims of such a superb [[civilization]]. The [[economic]] life of such a world has become [[ethical]].
55:5.4 [[War]] has become a matter of [[history]], and there are no more [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_forces armies] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police police] forces. [[Government]] is [[gradually]] disappearing. [[Self]]-[[control]] is slowly rendering [[laws]] of [[human]] enactment obsolete. The extent of civil [[government]] and statutory regulation, in an [[intermediate]] [[state]] of [[advancing]] [[civilization]], is in [[inverse]] [[proportion]] to the [[morality]] and [[spirituality]] of the [[citizenship]].
55:5.5 Schools are vastly improved and are [[devoted]] to the [[training]] of [[mind]] and the expansion of [[soul]]. The [[art]] [[centers]] are exquisite and the [[musical]] [[organizations]] superb. The [[temples]] of [[worship]] with their [[associated]] schools of [[philosophy]] and [[experiential]] [[religion]] are [[creations]] of [[beauty]] and grandeur. The open-air arenas of [[worship]] assembly are equally [[sublime]] in the [[simplicity]] of their [[Aesthetics|artistic]] appointment.
55:5.6 The provisions for [[competitive]] [[play]], [[humor]], and other [[phases]] of [[personal]] and [[group]] [[achievement]] are ample and appropriate. A special feature of the [[competitive]] [[activities]] on such a highly [[cultured]] world concerns the [[efforts]] of [[individuals]] and [[groups]] to excel in [[the sciences]] and [[philosophies]] of [[cosmology]]. [[Literature]] and [[oratory]] flourish, and [[language]] is so improved as to be [[symbolic]] of [[concepts]] as well as to be [[expressive]] of [[ideas]]. Life is refreshingly [[simple]]; man has at last [[co-ordinated]] a high [[state]] of [[mechanical]] [[development]] with an [[inspiring]] [[intellectual]] [[attainment]] and has overshadowed both with an exquisite [[spiritual]] [[achievement]]. The pursuit of [[happiness]] is an [[experience]] of [[joy]] and [[satisfaction]].
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_55 Go to Paper 55]</center>
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center>
[[Category:Paper 55 - The Spheres of Light and Life]]
