Dear fellow UB Readers,

Thank you to all the SocAdmin List UB Readers who answered my question about
'why should you read the Urantia Book'. It only took a few hours for SocAdmin List
Urantia Book Readers and myself to come up with 50 Reasons Why You Should
Read The Urantia Book. Talk about quickies!

I was hoping to get a few good answers I could use to share with my Christian
Science minister friend, and now, due to the overwhelming response, I also plan to
share some of these reasons on tomorrow's Cosmic Citizen Radio Show (4/11/09),
I've been invited to call in as a new UB Reader for this special episode geared
toward new readers. I discovered the UB in May of 2007 (almost 2 years now).

Here's the quick 50 - feel free to share them:

Why should I read the Urantia Book?

Ah, let us count the ways...

The Urantia Book...

1. is one of those rare books that can actually transform your thinking and your life
2. provides new information about God
3. provides new information about the life of Jesus (the Bible provides details for
only 28 days)
4. answers the question 'Who was Jesus?'
5. gives us an unprecedented account of Jesus' resurrection
6. will be a blessing in your life
7. is believed to be a new revelation for our time - it's like an update for every
religion
8. helps you understand the world better
9. provides spiritual truth and inspiration that resonates with the soul
10. defines personality, soul and spirit
11. defines love, abundance and joy
12. defines ministry and loving service to others
13. teaches respect, honor and integrity
14. may cause creationists to believe in intelligently designed evolution
15. may cause happiness
16. deepens and strengthens your faith
17. defines the supreme purpose of life: the development of a majestic and well-
balanced personality
18. increases desire to be loving, generous and kind
19. provides an even greater peace that passeth all understanding
20. answers philosophical questions about life
21. shows us 'there are more things in heaven and earth' (said Hamlet to Horatio
22. increases tolerance and understanding
23. answers questions about the formation of the universe
24. answers questions about the formation of our galaxy
25. answers questions about the formation of our planet
26. answers questions about the formation of everything on the planet
27. answers the question "Is there life out there?"
28. fills in missing links from history, theology, philosophy and science
29. teaches that there is no hell and that eternal life is yours to accept or reject
30. promotes living in truth, beauty and goodness
31. makes the Good News even better than previously imagined
32. establishes the possibility for us a closer connection with God and Humankind
33. will expand your consciousness
34. increase our awareness of cosmic consciousness
35. increases our ability to understand the cosmic context of our actions
36. through continuous study deepens and enriches our understanding of our role
in the universe
37. through continuous study enriches our experiences, our lives, our loving, and
our service
38. optimizes our opportunities
39. strengthens the desire to search for truth in every experience
40. does not replace your current religion
41. enhances even the best religions
42. allows the skeptic, the agnostic, and even the scientific atheist to join believers
43. may have been introduced to you for a reason
44. found you at the right place and the right time in your life
45. provides eternal assurance, peace, and joy
46. provides knowledge and insight about God and his vast and magnificent
creation
47. tells you what to do with your money
48. answers more questions than you ever thought to ask
49. will give you brain pain, but it's worth it
50. affirms the truth that God still speaks