Science Symposium IV -
“The Evolution of Human Knowledge—100 Years Later”
The Science Symposium IV, sponsored by the Urantia Foundation will be held November 6-7, 2025. This symposium will highlight the last 100 years of the evolution of the scientific enterprise as it relates to the science discussed, surmised and even foreshadowed in the Urantia Papers.
The event will be virtual and if you are on the Foundation's mailing list you will get a notification of how to join. If you do not receive a notification of the Zoom link by November 4th, please contact Joanne Strobel: joanne@urantia.org.
The following link will give you the presenters, topics and times:
Science Symposium IV
The CFU’s own Gabriel Rymberg will be giving a talk on Friday, November 7th, from 10:00-11:30 AM Central Time about how he has developed a technique for using AI to enhance the study and understanding of The Urantia Book:
Can mechanical mind enhance spiritual understanding? This presentation documents a three-year experiment using AI to study The Urantia Book, demonstrating how artificial intelligence—while lacking consciousness or spiritual capacity—becomes a powerful "cognitive telescope" for discovering patterns within revelation. Through live demonstrations and case studies, including AI-assisted development of educational content, the presentation reveals practical methodologies for leveraging mechanical mind to amplify human spiritual perception while maintaining clear boundaries between computational processing and divine consciousness.
The hope is that the presentations encourage “scholarship” in whatever area an individual is studying. Listening to how others interpret, make connections and draw conclusions can be stimulating, challenging and encouraging to one’s own study.
Hoping to see you! – Marjorie Ray
The first 25 years of the twentieth century were full of exciting evolutionary advancements which transformed the scientific landscape and altered the course of human life. These included Max Planck's discovery of the quantum nature of energy, Albert Einstein's groundbreaking special theory of relativity, the first powered airplane flight by the Wright brothers, the invention of radio communication by Marconi, the pioneering of intelligence testing by Alfred Binet, and the accidental discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming.
We also began receiving the Urantia Papers.
Have scientific discoveries conflicted with revealed concepts? Or do they confirm and reinforce them?
Join emcee Marjorie Ray to find out! Ten science-minded Urantia Book readers will present current research on a fascinating array of topics. Each presentation will be followed by an interactive panel discussion. All 90-minute sessions will be recorded for future viewing. Presenters include: George Park, Ralph Zehr, Phil Calabrese, Geoff Taylor, Brad Garner, Gabriel Rymberg, David Neufer, Gard Jamison, Tom Allen, and Nigel Nunn.