A brief introductory discussion on the challenges with the claim of the oneness of religion, or the unity of religions. To claim that all religions come from the same source seems to be impossible to establish, given their foundational teachings (and even theologies) are so fundamentally different and even contradictory. 

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Sections:
00:00 Intro

1:23 Reducing or Raising

9:33 Sagacity in Salvation

18:42 Baha'i Cosmology (Manifestationology)

1:19:06 The Grand Synopsis - The Prior Presentation

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Why is Theology or Cosmology important – ethics vs. unity.
A return to the origin. Not bound by Councils and Creeds, Articles of Faith nor Pope, Mulla, or Mujtahid.
The Scriptures are all mankind’s inheritance.
I previously presented on the Cosmology. I pull directly, without repeat justification. They were foundation for presentations like this.
Jewish Heritage for understanding the New Testament’s Claim regarding Jesus Christ. Also, it will – eventually – sheds light on Islamic, Bahai, Hindu and Buddhist Traditions. Early Christian over-statements and misunderstandings prevented the Jewish People from accepting their Messiah. Similar – and at times opposite – errors occurred within Islam, which ostracized Christians and Jews.

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A brief introductory discussion on the phrase "prostitution of the arts" as found in the writings of Shoghi Effendi. What is art and music that is degraded, and how one can discern it from good art? 

“It condemns the prostitution of art and of literature, the practices of nudism and of companionate marriage, infidelity in marital relationships, and all manner of promiscuity, of easy familiarity, and of sexual vices. It can tolerate no compromise with the theories, the standards, the habits, and the excesses of a decadent age. Nay rather it seeks to demonstrate, through the dynamic force of its example, the pernicious character of such theories, the falsity of such standards, the hollowness of such claims, the perversity of such habits, and the sacrilegious character of such excesses.” 

- The Advent of Divine Justice, Shoghi Effendi

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Sections:
55:00 Summary of all the Texts cited
1:03:27 Conclusion

Why is Theology or Cosmology important – ethics vs. unity.
A return to the origin. Not bound by Councils and Creeds, Articles of Faith nor Pope, Mulla, or Mujtahid.
The Scriptures are all mankind’s inheritance.
I previously presented on the Cosmology. I pull directly, without repeat justification. They were foundation for presentations like this.
Jewish Heritage for understanding the New Testament’s Claim regarding Jesus Christ. Also, it will – eventually – sheds light on Islamic, Bahai, Hindu and Buddhist Traditions. Early Christian over-statements and misunderstandings prevented the Jewish People from accepting their Messiah. Similar – and at times opposite – errors occurred within Islam, which ostracized Christians and Jews.

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A discussion with Rob Cacchioni and Shahrooz Shadbakht on the subject of the Divine Assayer found in the Baha'i Writings. The Divine Assayer is an allegory used to describe how God tests mankind when He makes Himself manifest to his creation. 

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Part 2 of this deepening on Evolution. What does the Baha'i Faith teach about  evolution and the nature of man? We examine the Baha'i Texts on the matter which will hopefully dispel some myths and re-frame the perspective on science and what it means to be "human". 

Sections:
0:23 Introduction
5:16 Problems Remain
8:44 Missing Link
16:19 The Embryos, the Matrix, and Man
39:06 A Summary of Definitions
47:41 Conclusion

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What does the Baha'i Faith teach about the science of evolution? We examine the Baha'i Texts on the matter which will hopefully dispel some myths and re-frame the perspective on science and what it means to be "human". 

Sections:
1:35 Introduction
11:13 An Ironic Foreshadow
13:10 Man was in the Animal Kingdom
25:50 Function, not Form
43:12 What is ‘Man’?
51:27 ‘Abdu'l-Bahá’s Admonishment
57:42 Stages from ‘man’ to ‘Man’
1:03:24 Man is an Emergent Property
1:23:20 Billion Years from Now - Obvious Emergence
1:32:00 Reduction and Physicalism - Multiple Means of Realization

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Exploring a curious Qur'anic quote, we uncover how Islam addresses exclusivity in Judaism and Christianity through an argument first posited by the Apostle Paul. This same argument then speaks to the Islamic community and solves an Islamic objection to the Baha'i Faith: "You shall have no religion except Islam."

Sections:
2:20 Introduction
9:12 Who or What is a Muslim?
16:43 Old Wine, New Wineskins, and the Divine Assayer
52:00 The Faith of Saintly Abraham
58:42 Abraham and Paul: The Epistle to the Romans
1:11:48 Abraham and Paul: The Epistle to the Galatians
1:22:01 Abraham and Paul: The Epistle to the Hebrews
1:34:44 A Problematic Jewish Response - And General Salvation
1:38:18 The Faith of Saintly Abraham: The Qur'an
2:02:13 Conclusion

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Part 4 and final episode of a multi-series presentation on this subject. Time stamps below 👇 

Spiritual Cosmology examines the structure of reality, it's different stations and realms of Being: God, Manifestations, Prophets, etc.
We explore its importance, how it furthers world unity, and lays out a basic Baha'i model.

Sections: 

1. 3:31 The Primal Will - The Central Orb
2. 13:04 Repudiation of Divinity
3. 18:45 The Function of the Manifestation
4. 28:39 Pre-existence - The Manifestations
5. 34:09 The Voices of the Manifestations
6. 50:17 Jabarút
7. 1:14:47 Conclusion

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Part 3 of a multi-series presentation on this subject. Time stamps below 👇 

Spiritual Cosmology examines the structure of reality, it's different stations and realms of Being: God, Angels, Manifestations, Prophets, etc.
We explore its importance, how it furthers world unity, and lays out a basic Baha'i model.

Sections: 

1. 3:07 Multiple Instantiation and Láhút
2. 37:18 Summary

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