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• Absolute
  ...other hand, is philosophically absolute and independent of individual and cultural views, as well as independent on whether it discovered or not what object h ...te value. Relative value varies with individual and culture while absolute value, on the other hand, is the same, regardless of the experience of individual
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• Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender: Culture, Society, History
  ...cal practice, [[public]] [[health]], [[economics|economy]] and [[society]] and many more.
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• 101:7 A Personal Philosophy of Religion
  ..., [[marriage]], and kindred all [[influence]] the [[evolution]] of one's [[personal]] [[standards]] of life. ...king]]; it requires [[courage]] to [[invade]] new levels of [[experience]] and to attempt the [[exploration]] of [[unknown]] realms of [[intellectual]] li
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• 81:5 Cultural Society
  ...[[races]] and did [[accelerate]] the pace of [[economic]] [[development]] and [[industrial]] [[progression]]. [[Adam]]'s [[bestowal]] improved the [[brai ...higher [[standards]] of [[material]] [[comfort]]. Through [[manufacture]] and [[industry]] man is [[gradually]] augmenting the [[pleasure]] [[content]] o
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• Pilgrims
  ...both in Greece, are widely known. In Greece, pilgrimages could either be [[personal]] or [[state]]-sponsored.[1] ...eriod of [[Hebrew]] [[history]], pilgrims traveled to Shiloh, Dan, Bethel, and eventually [[Jerusalem]], a [[practice]] followed by other Abrahamic religi
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• Urantia Text
  ...fers an [[integral]] view of the functions of [[science]], [[philosophy]], and [[religion]]. ...ience, philosophy, religion, history, sociology and theology was published and widely available at the time of c.1934 when these Papers were 'written'.
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• Personality disorder
  ...time one reaches [[adolescence]] and causing long-term [[difficulties]] in personal [[relationships]] or in functioning in [[society]]. ...he individual's [[culture]]. These patterns develop early, are inflexible, and are associated with significant distress or [[disability]]. The definitions
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• 2014-06-13-Cultural Interruptions and Failures
  ===Topic: '''''Cultural Interruptions'''''=== ...cultural Adamic upstepping plan, deprived our world of the normal, stable and continuing benefits that otherwise would have attended Urantia.
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• Fashion
  ...change more rapidly than the culture as a whole. Fashion designers create and produce clothing articles. ...ections to [[audience]]s. These cities are [[Paris]], Milan, [[New York]], and [[London]].
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• 91:6 The Province of Prayer
  ...e will|will]] and [[actions]] of the [[personal]] [[spiritual]] [[forces]] and material supervisors of a realm, can have no direct [[effect]] upon one's [ ...ny an irritable and complaining invalid into a [[paragon]] of [[patience]] and made him an [[inspiration]] to all other human sufferers.
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• Hospitality
  ...lers or pilgrims" that relates to hospitality as the act of providing care and kindness to travelers in need. Contemporary usage seems different from the historical use emphasizing personal attitudes. Today's hospitality may pertain to the staging of parties, hosts
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• 2014-07-13-Message for the Heart
  ...n to stimulate your imaginations for creative solutions to your social and cultural problems. ...when you dedicate your life toward personal and planetary transformation, and receive much help to support your efforts in doing so.
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• Shyness
  *7: disreputable <gambling hells and shy saloons — Blackwood's> ...ain [[stages]] of [[development]] in children. Shyness has also a strong [[cultural]] [[dimension]].
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• 43:8 The Edentia Training Worlds
  ...aper_29#29:4._THE_MASTER_PHYSICAL_CONTROLLERS Master Physical Controllers] and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_48#48:2._MORONTIA_POW ...[[cultural]] world to another, you retain the same [[morontia]] [[body]], and there are no periods of [[personality]] [[unconsciousness]].
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• 99:3 Religion and the Religionist
  ...tutionalized Christianity] become an [[organic]] part of the [[political]] and [[social]] [[structure]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occident Occiden ...and amazing [[social]] [[phenomenon]] attended by astounding [[political]] and [[economic]] [[repercussions]].
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• Kiss
  ...parently [[developed]] < coss, as it [[appears]] to have had /ʊ/ not /ʏ/ , and occurs in [[texts]] which do not use cusse (cüsse) for the vb. The [https: ...g [[ceremony]] or [[national]] [[leaders]] kissing each other in greeting, and in many other situations.
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• 2005-11-20-Message for the Heart
  ...f humanity. I hold the plans for the evolution of this world in my hands, and I say to you: build your dreams of hope in me. ...will you choose to put your faith and hope? How will you help your family and friends make sense of the changes they are encountering in their lives?
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• 71:2 The Evolution of Representative Government
  *2. [[Choice]] of base and ignorant rulers. *4. [[Danger]] of [[universal]] suffrage in the hands of uneducated and indolent [[majorities]].
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• Emigration
  ...]], [[political]] or [[economic]] [[freedom]] or [[escape]]. Others have [[personal]] reasons such as [[marriage]]. Some people living in rich nations with col ...who have to [[understand]] legal and [[social]] [[systems]] sometimes new and strange to them. Often, [[communities]] of emigrants grow up in the destina
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• Value
  ...ncipal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light." -Joe Hing Lowe *3. Numerical [[quantity]] measured or assigned or computed; "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds."
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• 2013-08-30-The Greatest Miracle
  ...crated]] to be a temple of truth, beauty, and goodness, the age of [[light and life]] will truly arrive in your life. ...ink]] – the need to comply with what the [[majority]] considers adequate – and start to think independently.
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• Wisdom
  ...ic or scientific learning-knowledge; b: Ability to discern inner qualities and relationships-insight; c: Good sense-judgment d: Generally accepted belief ...We are in the habit of designating these realities as thing, meaning, and value.([[196:3]])
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• Urantia Book Fellowship
  ...55 as an international spiritual communion of readers devoted to the study and dissemination of [[The Urantia Book]]. ...nal association, ever obedient and subservient to the laws of this country and of all countries wherein The Fellowship may extend.
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• Role
  ...character assigned or assumed <had to take on the role of both [[father]] and [[mother]]> (2) : a socially [[expected]] [[behavior]] pattern usually dete ...al [[social status]] or social position. It is vital to both functionalist and interactionist [[understandings]] of [[society]]. Social role posits the fo
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• 2020-02-21-Do You Get an Encore
  ...t to grant you unhindered access to such Love-in-Action. Indeed, love acts and activates. ...nderstandings, etc. On the other hand, love makes allowances for diversity and brings the common denominators to the light — the inter-connectors.
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• 1999-02-10-An Admonition
  ...will be provided for your [[growth]]. As this lesson needs to be learned and mastered. Do not get discouraged, and least of all, do not beat up on yourself, for your lack of patience stems f
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• 55:5 The Acme of Material Development
  ...] of the [[physical]] [[perfection]], the [[intellectual]] [[attainment]], and the [[spiritual]] [[development]] which characterize these advanced [[epoch ...is rarely [[observed]]. [[Insanity]] has [[practically]] ceased to exist, and feeble-mindedness is a rarity.
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• 2012-09-19-Limited Teachings
  ...red to that which you are willing to [[accept]] without resulting in chaos and [[barbarism]] even greater than what is already here? All this is not as im ...itive man this would be an excuse to give free rein to their [[instincts]] and animalistic tendencies.
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• Orbital Calendar - 2012
  ...en evolving ever since for me with my passion to study sacred [[geometry]] and to live unity [[consciousness]]. :Whaaaat? and 10% of [https://www.harvard.edu HARVARD] graduates aren’t positive either
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• 2014-01-07-The First Steps
  ...their environment, but unlike animals, humans can question their reactions and decide to take a different course of action. ...soul is the child of human will in cooperation with divine will. Its birth and development depend exclusively on the degree to which the will of a human b
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• 1992-07-28-Racial Amalgamation
  ...l advancement and the potential for the planet to enter the age of [[Light and Life]] is there, regardless of the [[fact]] of the numerous races. Does tha ...ction]] on the [[planet]] without having the spiritual [[circuits]] tied...and will we notice a great [[change]] in their work now that the circuits are b
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• Clothes
  ...considerations (such as a need for warmth or protection from the elements) and [[social]] considerations. In some situations the minimum amount of clothin ...her, clothes provide a hygienic barrier, keeping toxins away from the body and limiting the transmission of [[germ]]s.
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• Cultural Formation
  ...to a number issues of [[Personal identity (philosophy)|personal identity]] and an [[Identity (social science)|identity]] where the individual has some sor ...ir surroundings. [[James Marcia]]'s theory focuses on identity achievement and has four identity statuses. [[Maria Montessori]]'s sensitive periods of dev
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• 2011-01-03-What Kind of Life Will You Live
  ...ed. Many of those who have achieved these mostly material things look back and remember them for just a few moments, to finally discover that they really ...es trying to answer: What is the purpose of all this? Where do I come from and where am I going?
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• Cult
  ...d_temples_a_tantric_tradition_ide937.jpg|right|frame|<center>[[Yogini Cult and Temples]]</center>]] ...to be practiced" (Antonaccio, "Contesting the Past: Hero Cult, Tomb Cult, and Epic in Early Greece", ''American Journal of Archaeology'' '''98'''.3 (July
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• 2017-05-19-One Size Does Not Fit All
  ...]]. One is born [[open-mind]]ed and [[open-heart]]ed, devoid of any of the cultural [[filters]] that are then put in place through various levels of programmin ...he Father]] has for His children of [[time and space]]. He [[gifted]] each and every one of you with a vivid [[imagination]] — one of your most powerful
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• The Helianx Proposition/page 61
  about the [[nature]] and [[quality]] of their own lives on the planet. Why was so much time and attention spent trying to civilize an unruly and pigheaded species
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• 2021-06-11-Traditionalist or Non-Conformist
  ...ally linking the past with the present, but it likewise stifles initiative and enslaves the creative powers of the personality.”'' ([[66:6|UB, 66 :6.2]] Thought Adjuster: “In your world, traditions and handed-down belief systems have morphed into handicaps that impair the full
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• The Candle Experience
  ...he bulb in tight. Once the batteries are correctly inserted into the tube, and the bulb is screwed in tight to the decorative rim, now comes the tricky pa ...teachers; one for the group teachers; and one for the big guys, [[Jesus]] and/or [[Machiventa]].
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• Morontia bodies
  ...ogression pertains to continuing advancement of [[intellect]], [[spirit]], and [[personality]] [[form]]. [[Survivors]] are still three-natured beings. Thr ...[[cultural]] world to another, you retain the same [[morontia]] [[body]], and there are no periods of [[personality]] [[unconsciousness]].
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• 2015-04-04-Rightness of Being
  ...God, is given to each person born with [[free will]], as to how to nurture and [[grow]] that beginning little image of the Creator. ..., but what about the [[mental]] and [[spiritual]] parts of you? Body, mind and soul ought to be exercised in tandem. Doing so, there will be [[harmony]] i
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• 2006-01-10-About Our Growth
  ...al change, others speak about a bigger accumulation of different knowledge and experience in different fields of activity? Is there any chance of defining ...ng more and more like Me, in one’s eternal service to Me and the creation, and ultimately to oneself.
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• 2011-03-29-Teamwork in Building Cultural Centers
  ===Topic: ''Teamwork in Building Cultural Centers''=== ...building these preliminary cultural centers for the inauguration of light and life upon Urantia.
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• 68:2 Factors in Social Progression
  ...[[civilization]] itself may appear to be an inconsistent mass of striving and struggling, it does [[evidence]] earnest striving, not the deadly monotony ...has [[progressed]] just as fast as it has succeeded in lessening [[pain]] and increasing the [[pleasure]] element in life. Thus does the whole [[social]]
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• 94:2 Brahmanism
  ...neath the black flood of [[inertia]] and pessimism which their own selfish and unwise presumption had brought upon all [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indi ...mortals]] of their long-cherished [[hope]] of finding that [[deliverance]] and spiritual advancement in [[death]] which had been a part of the earlier [ht
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• 70:8 Social Classes
  ...the [[differentiation]] of social levels, while a world settled in [[light and life]] has largely effaced these divisions of [[mankind]], which are so cha ...[marriage]]; the first [[social]] distinctions were based on [[sex]], age, and blood—[[kinship]] to the chief.
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• Viking
  ...n Viking Age [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skaldic_poetry skaldic poetry] and on several [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rune_stone rune stones] found in ...ose who [[participated]] in it, and it did not belong to any [[ethnic]] or cultural group.
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• 47:10 Jerusem Citizenship
  ...ower_Directors#29:4._THE_MASTER_PHYSICAL_CONTROLLERS physical controllers] and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_48#48:2._MORONTIA_POW ...[Perfected]] [[space]] [[communication]] is to be had on all these worlds; and your anywhere [[reception]] of such [[communications]] is made [[possible]]
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• 2016-08-21-Aspirations for Urantia
  ...[senses]] and there is much evolution ahead related to technology, society and [[spirituality]]. ...dicate to labor, the more time they will apply to [[perfect]] their social and spiritual skills.
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• Tradition
  ...raditionem'', acc. of ''traditio'' which means "handing over, passing on", and is used in a number of ways in the [[English]] language: ...nations or church bodies that have a common history, customs, [[culture]], and, to some extent, [[body]] of teachings. For example, one can speak of [[Isl
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