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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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Baptists 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]] [[Business|enterprise]] [[Context|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.

First, a little background. I have been a [[Urantia Book|Urantia book]] reader since 1983. I was brought up a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Baptists 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]] [[Business|enterprise]] [[Context|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 [http://mercy.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper42.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper42.html&line=33#mfs 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 [http://mercy.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper42.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper42.html&line=33#mfs 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]].