Recorded presentations by Chris Halvorson, PhD


University of Colorado Philosophy Class- guest lecture by Chris Halvorson, PhD
(6/27/2007)
    The word "Urantia": etymology and interpretation. (06:43)
    Overview of the first three sections of The Urantia Book (22:43)
    Part 4 of The Urantia Book; the logical nature, artistry, writing style of the book (10:59)
    Questions and answers with the students (22:29)

Discussions on Selected Topics
    UFO's and the 12th Planet (25:56)

This is an extremely intriguing discussion about UFO's, The Urantia Book's assertion that the solar system started with twelve planets, and issues related to an order of invisible (most of the time) beings known as "midwayers" that are native to this planet and exist energetically between humans and angels.

Boulder, Colorado Study Groups
    Overcontrol of Evolution, Paper 65: Forward (54:34)

Consideration of the evolutionary process of life as it relates to the endowment of mind. Discussion of the beings who are involved with the implantation of life and why are they involved.

    Overcontrol of Evolution, Paper 65: Sections 1-4 (29:36)

Distinguishing being a child of God and being a cosmic citizenship as this relates to the interrelationship between and evolution of matter, mind, and spirit. Before listening, you may want to read Sections 1-4: Life Carrier Functions; The Evolutionary Panorama; The Fostering of Evolution; and The Urantia Adventure.

    Overcontrol of Evolution, Paper 65: Sections 5 and 6 (47:29)

Stages of mental/spiritual growth. The progressive function of Thought Adjusters and how this relates to the development of mind function, including the evolution of our mind's connection to our birth parents. Before listening, you may want to read Sections 5 and 6: Life-Evolution Vicissitudes; Evolutionary Techniques of Life.

    Overcontrol of Evolution, Paper 65: Sections 7 and 8 (54:58)

How mind functions. Limitations of the Darwinian perspective. Distinguishing mind and spirit. Before listening, you may want to read Sections 7 and 8: Evolutionary Mind Levels; Evolution in Time and Space.