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I was asked to write a letter to the reader of these transcripts on anything I believe helpful. OK, here goes...

I was asked to write a letter to the reader of these transcripts on anything I believe helpful. OK, here goes...

First, a little background. I have been a [[Urantia Book|Urantia book]] reader since 1983. I was brought up a Southern Baptist, and my [[education]] was in [[Physics]] and [[Mathematics]]. I have worked all my adult life in research and development, in both university and [[private]] enterprise environments. From my early teens till my mid 30s I would characterize myself an [[atheist]]. My deity was rational thought, science, and the human [[mind]]. Certain [[experience]]s in my late 30's and early 40's convinced me that there was more to [[reality]] than the physical world. I began to seek, I knew not what.

First, a little background. I have been a [[Urantia Book|Urantia book]] reader since 1983. I was brought up a Southern Baptist, and my [[education]] was in [[Physics]] and [[Mathematics]]. I have worked all my adult life in research and development, in both university and [[private]] enterprise environments. From my early teens till my mid 30s I would characterize myself an [[Atheism|atheist]]. My deity was rational thought, science, and the human [[mind]]. Certain [[experience]]s in my late 30's and early 40's convinced me that there was more to [[reality]] than the physical world. I began to seek, I knew not what.

One day my wife brought a thick blue book home from work. A coworker had loaned the book to her saying " Here is a book I think F. should read." I read the book for a couple of weeks, skipping here and there, sampling its flavor. My initial reaction was one of skepticism and disbelief. I rejected the book for its unconventional science (an [[ultimaton]]???), and its unfamiliar nomenclature. After returning the book to its owner, I mentioned it to my business partner, and gave it no more [[cognition|thought]].

One day my wife brought a thick blue book home from work. A coworker had loaned the book to her saying " Here is a book I think F. should read." I read the book for a couple of weeks, skipping here and there, sampling its flavor. My initial reaction was one of skepticism and disbelief. I rejected the book for its unconventional science (an [[ultimaton]]???), and its unfamiliar nomenclature. After returning the book to its owner, I mentioned it to my business partner, and gave it no more [[cognition|thought]].