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The role and task of spirit and matter

“We have learned thus far that the Almighty created the brain
within animals in order for them to maintain and survive their
environment, but we must look at why man was able to overcome
his environment and become the master of his world. Why has
man gained dominance over this world? It has been revealed that
the Almighty gave to man His creative spirit. With this spirit of the
Almighty we are able to utilize our brain to think and reason,
allowing us to create, evaluate, explore, and discover ways by
which we can assume the powers to change and create the ideal
world. For the first time in human history man must come to
understand that the creative spirit of the Almighty resides in man.

The Almighty wanted to create in matter a way to understand
and cooperate with the spirit, so He gave to matter His spirit to
help lift it to the degree of comprehending the spirit world.
Through understanding the spirit, it would come to cooperate with
the spirit and help the Almighty in the further formation, development, and ruling of the universe.

As revealed by the chief spirit
Santorino (June 8, 1944), “Man's task is, with the aid of the wonderful laboratory, the brain, given to him to help the Almighty in this gigantic labor, while man is simultaneously raising himself
and matter with the spirit, to the heights of immortality and perfection', next to the Almighty.”
Man has taken steps to escape from the confines of this planet,
and we are now able to explore the universe with our limited capabilities, but must we do so in the fashion of our ancestors? We explored this world to find out the fastest trade route to the Far
East and to confirm the geometric shape of the Earth. We must
come to terms with the fact that mankind can neither conquer nor
control what is in fact not the possession of humanity. The aim and
sense of creation has to be understood now.

Perhaps you ask yourself: has mankind reached a point where he can understand this
new aspect of life? Has man grown sufficiently to comprehend
that his being is not due to some great natural phenomenon, or
simply because God created creatures to obey rules that will lead
him to heaven? It would appear that the answer is yes. If our
Creator had deemed it not possible, then certainly the Earth and all
of its inhabitants would be subject to destruction or non-existence.

The Almighty's Religion for the Universe, URLink Print and Media, 2018
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Graylight · 51-55, F
we must look at why man was able to overcome
his environment and become the master of his world. Why has
man gained dominance over this world?

I would challenge you to 72 hours in the raw environment with no tools and clothing. Then see how much we've "overcome" everything.

Man lacks instinct, reflexes, a protective coat, claws or teeth of any note. He walks upright leaving his heart and belly exposed. He lacks venom or toxin and can't even roar. What man can to is use tools. That hardly sets us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom, but we are the best at it. Some run faster, swim better, fly higher, hide more quietly -- we pick sh*t up and put it to use.

That's what separates us. Nothing else. We don't know enough about the creatures we share the earth with to even speculate on them.
raysid498950247 · 70-79, M
@Graylight The creative spirit of the Almighty is what guides mankind. We as humans are a part of His creative spirit and designed to think, analyze, research, explore, investigate, and conclude a decision based on our discoveries. These are things that the animal kingdom do not have the ability to do. Therefore, we are different and have been given the duty and responsibility to transform our world. Man did live by his instincts just like animals but as his ability to reason and rationalize became greater, he invented and discovered the world around him. It has taken mankind millions of years to reach the point where we are now in the progression of our evolution. The Creator didn't give us the fur, claws, teeth, and the ability that animals have. He did this to see how with our minds alone we woud overcome the life and defeat the stronger animals that would have defeated us with the same tool, (brain) that He gave to us.
Graylight · 51-55, F
@raysid498950247 You make distinctions between "man" and "animal" that don't exist, and those lines blur more with each day we learn.

Humankind is, in reality, a parasite on the earth. He uses, takes, consumes, destroys. He threatens and decimates other species and is glibly killing his host. He kills himself despite knowing better.

And I'll be sure to remind you to use your brain when you can't even see the teeth underwater or the detect the disease-carrying mosquito.