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The Billy Meier UFO contacts โ€” singularly authentic โ€” ongoing for 80 years โ€” the key to our future survival

Regarding Miracles and Divine Intercession

This article is in response to the challenge posed by Ron, and others who may share his opinion, to my article.

Before I offer more lengthy comments on the points you raised I have one question: How do you know? By that I mean by what objective means, do you know that what you witnessed was some form of divine intercession as opposed to any other explanation?

It’s a great leap to attribute miracles, let alone anything else, to an external “divinity” whose existence is onlyย a matter ofโ€ฆbelief. By definition a belief is something that has not been shown to be true, a fact is something that has been shown to be true; quite a difference. An obvious example of the difference is that gravity is not a belief but a proven reality. It isnโ€™t necessary to believe in gravity*, universally in evidence as a big downer, operating equally on any and all things, people, etc., dead or alive, unalterable through prayer, belief, denial, etc.

Inadmissible Premise

Let’s remember that all religions, which are the main source of belief in a divinity, i.e. a “God”, themselves rest solely on the completely inadmissible premise that, “What’s in this book is true…because this book says it’s true.”ย And thereโ€™s certainly no shortage of so-called, often quite contradictory holy books, each and every one of which was written by human beings.

We can’t bring this kind of “evidence” into a kindergarten schoolroom, let alone a courtroom. So it’s a great “leap of faith” to attribute subjectively interpreted events to an entity that itself has no verifiable, factual, objective existence. Add to that problem all of the different versions of this entity, not only in the myriad religions, sects, cults, etc. – but also in the minds of millions, if not billions, of individuals based on whatever particular story, i.e. religion, they subscribe toโ€ฆor simply had pounded into their heads at an early age, when they were most defenseless against illogic and unreason.

This elephant-in-the-room sized problem, which reveals the absurdity of the real situation, i.e. huge numbers of people, all with their own internalized version of something that has no verifiable existence who nonetheless think that they are in agreement about it, is rarely considered.

Who Is the Authority?

Nor is it ever considered that with all of the (“one true”) religions and all of the (“one true”) gods, that not only do they then attribute so-called “miracles” to the god of their choice, the choice itself means that it is the individual who is the authority – not the religion or the god! Why? Because, well, each person says so; by choosing one religion/god over another they also automatically make any and all others null and void. This means that all โ€œtrue believersโ€ must consequently be viewed as wrong and misguided by those who have chosen a different religion and supreme being. And while we often hear magnanimous, all embracing words about how wonderful it is that everyone can โ€œfind God through their own religionโ€, logic begs too many questions about the reason and sincerity of such ecumenical pronouncements in light of the history and ongoing presence of religiously based violence, terrorism, etc., based on such supposedly common purpose.

And if you want to see living examples of the rejection of self-responsibility, false humility, etc., just tell religious people that they are the authority who has chosen a god, not the other way around. (Stand back a safe distance if you do choose to light these fireworks yourself.) One can frequently see evidence of this strange psychological phenomenon when various sports stars, entertainers, etc., rush to blurt out the now almost obligatory, โ€œI want to thank God for thisโ€ฆโ€

By this logic, no rehearsals, no hard work and preparation for any accomplishment is necessary; just make sure to mumble the magic words often enough and, voila, youโ€™ll be right there ready to thank the Sky Daddy for doing it all for you. Er, what about the other participants whose prayers werenโ€™t answered?ย  Well, God works in mysterious ways, doncha know?

Another bizarre element to this kind of delusion and phony self-abnegation is the undeserved self-praise in the โ€œWeโ€™re number one!โ€ finger waving phenomenon of the fans of sports teams, etc., who live their lives vicariously through those who want to give an imaginary being credit for their successes โ€“ hey, why donโ€™t they ever blame God for their losses? And of course there is the epidemic of fame-seeking by those who want their 15 minutes for accomplishing…absolutely nothing.

All of this is a far cry from the development of the foundational self-responsibility necessary in every aspect of human life, as expressed by the prophet Jmmanuel, in Jmmanuelโ€™s Farewell, verse 17 of the Talmud Jmmanuel:

โ€œHumans should develop within themselves the power to judge over good and evilย and to correctly perceive all things, so that they may be wise and fair and follow theย laws.โ€

That certainly includes the law of cause and effect.

The Gods of the Earth Were Human

The Meier material and spiritual teaching deal with the term “God” very specifically. It’s not a matter of mere semantics either, as the distinction is made by explaining that the term always referred to advanced, extraterrestrial human beings who were here long ago “lording it” over the relatively primitive human beings of Earth. There’s quite a lot of specific information about that…and about the toxicity of consciousness that resulted, and still exists, on almost every level of human existence. The most obvious, insidious and long-lasting effects are indeed found in religions, sects and cults, which are, big surprise, a major causative force in most of the world conflicts, terrorism, etc.

In fact, one would be hard pressed to find any real evidence of benevolence to humankind by the infamous god of the Old Testamentย comparable to the terrorism, genocide, infanticide, murder, etc. specifically commanded by him…and which was willingly carried out by the Israelites/Hebrews of the time. And when this is pointed out to the most orthodox true believers, there is no shortage of interesting justifications for the horrendous, brutal killings commanded by the supposed author of…thou shalt not kill.

The point being that there has been a rather interesting makeover sold to the people by the various religious hierarchies, clergy, etc. that refer to the “God of love and mercy”…despite such an absence of evidence for this benevolent being in the “holy books” so as to make one think that it must be the actual origin of the story about the emperor having no clothes.

The Human Spirit

The spiritual teaching acknowledges what is referred to as the Creation, the living consciousness of, and which is, this universe itself. This is said to be a non-personal energy that is the source of all life in this universe, etc. that exists inside everything, and everything exists within it. Uniquely, inside every human being is the human spirit, the immortal part of each human being that reincarnates countless millions of times in the course of evolution. The human spirit is the โ€œbearer of the creative realmโ€ within each human that is destined to eventually remerge with the Creation itself. It also must be said that this is not to be believed…and there are no horrible fear and guilt-laden consequences for not believing, nor for actually thinking it through for oneself.

This brings us to one of the clear differences between deistic religions and the spiritual teaching, i.e. that the Creation absolutely doesnโ€™t intercede in the lives of any of its creations. Why should it? Despite having created a universe the vastness, complexity and perfection of which is still barely perceptible to us, and that operates according to absolutely immutable laws, are we to presume that it made a “mistake”, that it failed to make our lives โ€œrightโ€, failed to provide everything we needed and that it whimsically dispenses “miracles” here and there, now and then to…โ€œspecial” people, to people who say the right magic words, who pray often enough, mechanically, over and over?

Why would the presumed Creator (and Sustainer) of the Universe not only need to be reminded of anything but have to be reminded repetitively? And why is this institutionalized, mindless repetition considered some kind of virtue instead of a perfect example of the often quoted, โ€œDoing the same thing over and getting the same results is the definition of insanityโ€?

Is this “God” so picky, capricious and unpredictable that it’s some kind of a crapshoot to get your prayers answered and miracles to occur? Based on an honest assessment of the zillions of prayers muttered throughout history, versus the number of those that could objectively be proved to be firm evidence that an outside force answered them, such abysmal performances by all of the entreated gods combined would assure that none of them got their contracts renewed in any non-mystical, down to earth field of endeavor.

So, not only are individuals the ultimate authorities for which deity is the real deal, they also fail to notice that, by praying, by all the futile badgering to get him to fix things, theyโ€™re nakedly admitting the actual non-omnipotence, and actual incompetence, of their god of choice. Now, when you know better than the presumed Creator, wellโ€ฆwhat do you need him for anyway?

If It Ainโ€™t Broke Donโ€™t Fix It

If all these prayerful human beings took a moment they might notice that everything else in the entire universe “works” just fine, from the sub-atomic all the way up, etc.ย It would be not too great a leap in logic then to consider that itโ€™s not because of the failure of the universe itself that we perceive the need โ€“ let alone the occurrence โ€“ of supposed miracles. Heck, I would think that self-responsibility seems like a far more certain, controllable way to live oneโ€™s life. And yes of course, we donโ€™t and canโ€™t control everything in life, especially with some eight billion plus other human beings on the planet, a good number of whom can be counted on to throw some wrenches into the works, as can nature itself, additionally because of the collective wrenches humans have also thrown at it.

Since we are, and have, all that we need within us to create our livesย through self-responsibility, learning through trial and error, how and why would the Creation play favorites, bestow special opportunities – or punishments – on its creations? What about all the billions of equally “deserving” people who never experience so-called miracles or intercession; clearly there have been countless numbers of people throughout history who could have used a miracle and didn’t get one. Why?

And letโ€™s ask why we think, why weโ€ฆbelieve that the only answer to a seemingly negative situation is intercession from some outside force, when in reality we all need to learn how to deal with challenges, negative circumstances, misfortune, etc. and to learn how to extract knowledge, understanding, wisdom and benefit from them, which of course requires that we truly learn how to think properly using neutral-positive thinking.

Determinism

By any definition the spiritual teaching isnโ€™t determinism, since it is taught that the origin, the cause for what creates our lives comes from within us. And so-called miracles, intercession and transformations are similarly primarily the effect of certain causes. Some of these causes can be explained precisely by what Ron said, “…magical transformations that occur so often in the lives of the faithful and steadfast believers in such intervention.”ย The difference is that these people don’t recognize and understand that it was created by their own thoughts and had nothing to do with any outside force “blessing” them in any way.

In other words, rather than taking responsibility for their own creational part in the so-called miracles in their lives, they attribute it to some outside force. Kind of like the celebrities on bended knee who canโ€™t quite accept their own successes being a result of their own efforts.

There can be positives and negatives to these kinds of things. It’s no secret that the spiritual teaching is heavy in directing people away from gods, god-delusion and god-delusion insanity. Even as the poem Ron posted clearly illustrates, it is what we sow that yields what we reap – that’s about as simple and clear a description of cause and effect as we can get.

Think of all the wars, crimes, genocides, earthquakes, tsunamis, natural disasters of every kind, hundreds and thousands of millions of people throughout history whoโ€ฆdidnโ€™t get a break. No miracle or intercession. Do we still choose to see โ€œdivine interventionโ€, do we still choose to believe despite the fact that all logic, reason and common sense tell us we are mistaken โ€“ badly mistaken โ€“ to do so? What kind of convoluted rationale and embarrassingly lame excuses will we constantly have to make for this inattentive, unresponsive โ€œGodโ€?

It surely proves the old saying that man has made God in his own image and underscores that the train carrying us away from the Age of Beliefs to the Age of Truth and Knowledge is long overdue to leave the station.

So instead of worshipping the birth of some non-existent external “savior”, let this Christmas be the day you give yourself the ultimate gift of discovering the truth and power inside you, as well as embarking on a study of the spiritual teaching…including the laws of cause and effect.

 

*Gravity

Without dispute there’s known to be

only one force called gravity

for Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Jew

believing otherwise won’t do

 

Yet of Creation’s pure intent

our minds are locked in deep dissent

as endless disagreements reign

we choose to cause each other pain

 

Still forgoing contemplation

we opt instead for separation

and fearfully regard all life

through old beliefs that thrive on strife

 

Then in the name of each one’s god

attack and beat with fist and rod

and scream, โ€šโ€You must believe like me!โ€

while life says, โ€šโ€Foolish man be free!โ€

 

So seek the source with open eyes

and it’s perfection realize

in atom, molecule and cell

to every form where life may dwell

 

Come set aside your love of pain

of suffering and gainless gain

surrender separation’s wage

and step upon the cosmic stage

 

For truth is greater than belief

and logic will forestall such grief

when recognition of one source

is at the heart of our discourse

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cameron

Well explained Michael. And in Nigeria during christmas mass bombs exploded at least 30 dead, Islamists claim responsiblity. I grew up in a christian sect thinking we were the lucky one’s and all the others couldn’t get it right, We knew God!. That is a true sickness of the conciousness and i am each day grateful for the Plajaren Beam and all others supporting truth and ofcourse myself for questioning and seeking and ultimately find Truth. Yet again thank you Michael.

Ron Watson

Michael, thanks for your reply, and as I suspected we’re on the same page after all. I agree with your assessment and believe most religions are bordering on pagan superstition. I’ll just reply with some sharp one liners by some of mankind’s brighter thinkers.
“Gods always behave like the people who created them”
— Zora Neale Hurston
“Men never commit evil so fully and joyfuly as when they do it for religious convictions”
— Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)

“God created man in his own image. And man, being a gentleman, returned the favor.”
— Rousseau
“You know your god is man-made when he hates all the same people you do.”
–[from Usenet]
“Theists think all gods but theirs are false. Atheists simply don’t make an exception for the last one.”
— unknown
“Fundamentalism means never having to say ‘I’m wrong.'”
— unknown
“I’ve always wondered if there was a god. And now I know there is — and it’s me.”
– Homer Simpson
“I remember another gentle visitor from the heavens, he came in peace and then died, only to come back to life, and his name was E.T., the extra terestrial. I loved that little guy.”
– Reverend Lovejoy
“Suppose we’ve chosen the wrong god. Every time we go to church we’re just making him madder and madder”
– Homer Simpson’s version of Pascal’s Wager
“Once something has been approved by the Government, It’s no longer immoral.”
– Reverend Lovejoy

Diane

Great quotes Ron!
People behave the way they think they are, unfortunately many people “believe” in their “sinful selves”.

David Kamada

Very well put, Michael. This is by far one of the best articles I have had the pleasure of reading.

Andrews Ayeni

Hi Michael, I really do enjoy reading your blog posts and even though it’s been five years since I first stumbled on the Billy Meier material, it is still always so refreshing! Thank you and wishing you all the best in the coming year…2012.

ShawnB

Again you have focussed the sharp image of truth squarely on the false mysticism and unspoken vileness of religion that has encompassed it through history.
Well done Michael!
This will be a great note page for my discussions with some of my open, yet confused religious friends. It’s always helpful reading your ability to simply phrase issues that can be so fustratingly loaded with incorrectness it’s hard to know where to begin. It will be a scary prospect for the debunkers the day your German becomes proficient and Billy’s knowledge becomes 100% available to your thinking processes. Love it!
Happy Holidays!

Ben

Excellent blog Michael, P.S. I was also very pleased to hear you again on Coast2Coast.. Keep it up.

Allen Anderson

Thank you once again Michael,for you have an ability to put your knowledge in print with such clarity, it is a pleasure to read and absorb.I grew up being pounded with religious dogma,and never felt comfortable with all the unanswered questions and contradictions, not to mention things that flew against the laws of physics as I understood them. I always felt that every question has an answer and every time those that were charged with “educating me” had no answer they fell back on the phrases that made my skin crawl like “it’s gods will”,”don’t question the word of god”,”it’s divine intervention”,”the lord works in mysterious ways”etc.Then there is the fact that every religion states that their “GOD” is the one true”GOD” when the only way to get to the truth according to their implied reason is to die,and what good is that?Live your life according to a theory that can’t be proven in life,but only after death? What kind of logic is that?I would rather live my life researching the answers to lifes questions than live my life with the hope that when I die the answers will reveal themselves to me.Growing up I understood words like faith,fate,hope,belief,mystery,supernatural,superhuman,superstitious,miricle,etc. to be words used by people that have not found answers to their questions or that gave up looking for them altogether and rather than continuing the research, settled for a blanket label that serves no purpose other than to make them feel better about quiting the research effort.I look forward to reading more of your posts,as always you make me smile!!!