"Fifteen hundred years ago everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago everybody knew the Earth was flat and fifteen minutes ago you knew that people were alone on this planet. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow."

(Agent K)

Atanasoff, a Bulgarian Immigrant, was a physics professor at Iowa State University. He and his assistant, Clifford Berry, built the Atanasoff Berry Computer, the (ABC) to free the students in the good doctor's physics class from the tedium of long algebraic equations. According to Atanasoff, these math problems were so complex, his students were simply missing the point of the physics lesson.

Unlike the later Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator (ENIAC), a large scale computer formerly thought to be the first and built to support the Allied effort during World War II, the ABC was built to facilitate discovery. During the trial, Atanasoff displayed his gift and commitment as a teacher, and he taught much about how physical reality is increasingly understood. Here, again, is his testimony in part.

We have a physically objective world, and then after a while we learn to measure in this world, and we gain experience with this world, through our senses. That is the objective world, and then we pass in to the mathematical world. In the mathematical world there are mathematical entities - "x", "y", numbers, and things of that kind. And we bring this mathematical world into isomorphism, or equality in structure with the objective world, so we can manipulate the mathematics and tell what the objective world is going to do; or, as Dirac - a great theoretical physicist - said, to calculate numbers which can be compared with experience, and such is the meaning of all mathematics.

The theoretical physicist, or the mathematical physicist, or the physicist, in the more elementary sense, is merely an artist and he's attempting to depict the external world in terms of these formulations of which I speak, and the question is, if the theory is real. Take Newton, Newton did this; he was a great painter and he painted the field of mechanics for us in certain equational form. Now, the interesting thing is, and the powerful thing is that if you manipulate these equations, they behave in an analogy with the physical world so that by examining these equations, you can tell what the physical world is doing or should do.

Now, suppose it doesn't do it? Why then you have a case where the theory in question has broken down. And when I spoke of Einstein, I was speaking of certain slight deficiencies in Newton's world. Newton did it first, then along came Einstein and Einstein noticed certain discrepancies in the world described by Newton, so he tried a new formulation, generated a new formulation for the theory of relativity, and his theory also is subject to criticism as time goes on.

So much of what Dr. Atanasoff said in those three highly concentrated paragraphs makes perfect sense. But we have again put this testimony before you because it raises three important questions that have a direct bearing on this trial.

First, we will look at the ideal, the process of learning and what Atanasoff referred to as the theory "subject to criticism as time goes on." Second, we will examine this nexus of the arts and sciences whereby the human scientist becomes an artist "attempting to depict the external world." And third, we will attempt to apply, to things spiritual, the sort of reasoning a scientist uses in understanding the physical world. We will also examine the crossover whereby they "behave in an analogy."

While the human view of the physical universes continues to mature, certain theories come to be viewed as law. If the doctor is correct, though the laws have been in effect since the beginning of time, human understanding of them is gained incrementally. Once understood however, the law of gravity can be depended upon throughout the observable universes. God is not like Lucy, pulling the football away just as Charlie Brown is about to kick. Our Father is consistent and his nurture is exemplary while his nursery is all that one would expect from its designer.

Lucifer would have us believe that science is the enemy of faith or that mindless causation could somehow evolve the refined and the complex from the crude and the simple. On Earth two diametrically opposed warring camps blindly perpetuate both ignorance and skepticism. Where one denies evolution, the other denies evolutionary over-control.

Though the skeptic may view life as a cruel hoax, the child of faith grows to appreciate the evolving universes not only as benevolent, but teeming with potential friends. In fact, the whole of finite reality favors growth and can therefore be viewed correctly as nurturing infrastructure.

The skeptic is correct however in pointing out certain aspects of cruelty along the way. As with any schoolyard on Earth, post rebellion life on that planet has an over-abundance of bullies. And throughout Earth history many of these have operated in the name of Christ. When Atanasoff spoke of Einstein's theory as subject to criticism; he did not address the great peril under which scientist's sometimes operate while advancing their theories in the face of a well entrenched priesthood of science or religion, an intolerant, dominant establishment.

On the screen again before you is the written abjuration of Galileo. Please follow along with me as I read it aloud.

I, Galileo, son of the late Vincenzo Galilei of Florence, being 70 years old, swear that I have always believed, believe now and, with God's help, will in the future believe all that the Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church doth hold, preach and teach. But since, after having been admonished by this Holy Office entirely to abandon the false opinion that the sun is the centre of the Universe and immovable, and that the Earth is not the centre of the same and that it moves, and that I was neither to hold, defend, nor teach in any manner whatsoever, either orally or in writing, the said false doctrine; and after having received a notification that the said doctrine is contrary to Holy Writ, I wrote and published a book in which I treat this condemned doctrine and bring forward very persuasive arguments in its favour without answering them: I have been judged vehemently suspected of heresy, that is of having held and believed that the Sun is at the centre of the Universe and immovable, and that the Earth is not at the centre and that it moves. Therefore, wishing to remove from the minds of your Eminences and all faithful Christians this vehement suspicion reasonably conceived against me, I abjure with a sincere heart and unfeigned faith these errors and heresies, and I curse and detest them as well as any other error, heresy or sect contrary to the Holy Catholic Church. And I swear that for the future I shall neither say nor assert orally or in writing such things as may bring upon me similar suspicions; and if I know any heretic, or one suspected of heresy, I will denounce him to this Holy Office, or to the Inquisitor or Ordinary of the place in which I may be.

Of course, neither the Earth nor its sun is the center of the universe, but the Galileo experience underscores a much bigger concern. Here the man was not even free to advance a theory and was forced to deny his highest conception of truth and fact or lose his mortal life. He did this at the hand of a corrupt authority, in this case a morally bankrupt and spiritually insecure church. Where the Father gave us the right to accept or reject the divine plan, the church engaged in intimidation and coercion. It was a vein attempt to usurp the authority of the Spirit of Truth.

Earlier in these arguments we said that unity is not to be confused with uniformity. Where God bestowed a questioning mind through which we may discover, consider and freely embrace the divine attributes, the institutional church retarded progress through its threats and the demand for lockstep conformity. The Church was never supposed to be the equivalent of Marshall McLuhan's Mechanical Bride.

Let's rephrase the apocryphal question. Does the physical universe foreshadow something higher?

Are academic institutions, with their own entrenched priesthood, better equipped to answer this question? Or are they, like the church of the dark ages, top heavy with dead intellectualism? It is not a question of being an educated fool versus a religious one, for ignorance of the true nature of religion is highly pervasive. The earth bound should ask if lockstep conformity with the fleeting standards of political correctness is somehow superior to such conformity with some other dogma? At some point they will ask; Where is the freedom in either case?

Even on earth true academic freedom always favors God consciousness and eventually yields faith. When the New York Times ran a headline declaring, "God is Dead," there was no adverse effect on the true scientist or the true religionist, for it was only the planet's un-intelligencia, pop-academia and institutional church that had actually coded. As they say in the tuned out generation, it was the right time for karma to run over the dogma. At that time there were those who followed the instructions on a popular bumper sticker that read "Stamp out Reality." Some of these never returned.

To trace the loss of freedom we must examine the values held and the de-facto avoidance of sound value judgments. "If it feels good do it! Do it now! Never delay a moment's pleasure! You owe it to yourself! Someone else is responsible!" These statements constitute the code of pop culture, the creed of the modern pleasure mania and one direct consequence of Lucifer's folly. Not only is this debauched wisdom deified on Earth, but it is firmly embraced and protected by those high in authority on what has now come to be joked about by many of that world's inhabitants as God's goof ball. Rather than characterize every unfortunate circumstance as an "act of God," human beings need to remember that, as they enjoy the gift of self-governance, they must also accept responsibility for it.

The moral and ethical deficiencies of dead intellectual and pseudo-religious hucksterism do not absolve us of individual responsibility for knowing what's what. After all, the consequences are ours as well as Gods.

The entertainment industry on the subject planet defines anything that appeals to baser instincts as "adult material." intended for "mature audiences." Reaching the delusional has thereby become the first promotional consideration for, as we have seen, it is only the immature that evaluate every experience in strict accordance with its pleasure content. And it is an acquiescent citizenry that has allowed the glandular elite to command the attention of children for hours each day.

It should be easy for parents to recognize unwholesome influences. For parents, steering their children away from a "King of Pop," that would engage in public masturbation through videos that target youth is relatively easy. But in a realm where confusion reigns, the correct path isn't always so apparent. And the institutions they do trust aren't always so transparent.

Even at the dawn of the third millennium it became necessary for the Roman Catholic Church to feel the heat of outraged parishioners because it had refused to act on the light of truth. Only when faced with widespread exposure of its dirty little secret with respect to pedophile priests, did the institution finally purge itself of its sick lower echelon. But what happened to the leadership in this case?

The church leadership having lost its moral authority, still enjoys excessive prominence. It has long demanded that children look upon the priest as "father." And so the unconscionable conduct of the "church" in this case included the defamation of fatherhood thus serving to nullify the Fatherhood of God for a great number of young victims.

The unmitigated selfishness of those in authority that placed the image of the leadership above the welfare of innocent children is still apparent. It was popes, bishops and cardinals that not only facilitated the Father impersonation, but also the spiritual equivalent of incest. In the final analysis, the Roman Catholic Church paid the hush money and never acted to stop the deception until it was compelled to do so, when its cover was simply blown.

Is it the quagmire, as some would suggest? It would certainly seem so to the people of that hot-wired planet. Most parents have neither the time nor the ability to preview or monitor every human relationship, activity or piece of information that is fed to their children by others. These parents can, assuming they are consistent in their own values, instill superior values in their children. Sincerity is key, for both the parent and the child. And the adult must be ever ready to learn as well as teach. No one this side of Paradise possesses a monopoly on wisdom. And no one possesses a more finely tuned hypocrisy detector than a child.

Who among us has not, at one time or another, flirted with death? Who has not been tempted to touch the fire, to ignore economics in favor of the flashy toy, to ignore content of character when searching for the hottest beau, to abandon fairness in favor of self-indulgence or to view faith as an exemption from that misery attendant upon indiscretion? How many have wrecked their faith on the shoals of hypocrisy?

Are there primary values? Again, is there a rule of thumb? Let me ask you just one more question before we get to the heart of the matter. In all of Earth's historical record is there an instance where the Son of Man and the Son of God prefaced his remarks in such a way as to signal that one particular teaching was of special significance? Need help? Ok, I am referring to one particular scriptural admonition where Jesus begins with "This is my command …"

Here's another hint. With this statement the perfect man forever upgraded the Golden Rule. Do you remember the golden rule? It stated: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Of course interpreting this statement in light of the current debauchery on the planet is seriously problematic. For it invariably leads to the "Do one another" mantra of an immature society ala Beavis.

Jesus was and is the best example of self-mastery that has ever existed on Earth. If the conquest of self with self-control is deemed to be of societal and individual value, then such intelligent conditioning and control properly motivated may also be an effective antidote to the spirit poison administered by Lucifer and consumed by sin addicts. The command Jesus gave clearly addresses the motive as well as the act.

The master said: "This is my command; that you love one another as I have loved you." With this statement Jesus forever stands as the gold standard for the golden rule. His love is sometimes tough as when he cleansed the temple or rebuked his apostles. His nurturing style, while loving and tender, lacks that misguided human propensity for condoning sin or raising children to expect every indulgence. And, as for those that would cause the little ones to stumble, he certainly addressed that.

Jesus left Earth confident that the values he had instilled in his younger siblings and his apostles would endure. There was nothing wimpy about his life as a Galilean and likewise there is much expected of us. As for this conditioning that we now define as the practice of the golden rule, the centermost principle is to love unselfishly. The cosmic equity we are admonished to advance is easy to understand in light of this guiding principle. But, just to be sure, since this is so important, we will seek further definition.

The Master-Teacher favored the use of parabolic analogies. He called them parables and he would often conclude his lessons with a special phrase addressed to "He who has ears to hear." When we employ this teaching technique, when we say "think about it," we know that you have as much chance of avoiding the central point as a coin rolling around the center of a funnel. Like the parabolic mirror of a telescope or the concentrator used as a satellite dish, each Parable of Jesus has a directing arc as well as a focus.

Jesus is the light of the world. The light analogy is a serviceable one for our purposes. Let's start with love's pure light. God relates to us just as Jesus illuminated the way of salvation. And we are admonished to relate to one another in this same light. Does the light of love have component parts?

Let's return our attention again to the physical world of our case study. On Earth the painter, printer, photographer and videographer attempt to depict truth through their work with a factual knowledge of the primary colors as they apply to both refraction and reflection. The names of these primaries and the rules are different depending upon whether you are adding components of light together or whether you are selectively subtracting them from what would be termed whole light. In either case the goal is to produce or reproduce a true representation of some objective reality or the artists imagination, which hopefully foreshadows a higher reality in accordance with the high mission of art. Concurrent objectives would include producing something beautiful or, what is termed, a good work.

Ultimately the quality of the work depends more on the quality of the light on the artist's canvas than it does the suitability of the inks, dyes, paints, phosphors and crystals. Like the relationship between the motive and the act, no amount of tinkering with the spectral rendition of the latter will effectively compensate for the impurities of the former. And, the quality of each is measurable.

Since Jesus worked with wood, we'll fold in a carpentry analogy or two. In the interest of sound construction a carpenter must also have good light and always make sure that things fit together in a way that is plumb and true. In fact, the carpenter spends most of his time on insuring accuracy and proper alignment. "Measure twice, cut once" is the carpenter's credo. The guide in this case is a rule, the accuracy of which is essential. The carpenter's square, level and the chalk line are also used to insure that alignment is "true."

The carpenter has some important reference within the larger creation and uses visual clues to "true up" or align his own creation with that larger truth, all in accordance with a plan. Only then can the craftsman create a thing of beauty that provides good and faithful service. To anyone building a life, the same principles apply.

For the musicians among you, we will consider Jesus in the role of first violin. The musician must also be concerned with performance true to the score. And, in order to work in a harmonious way with the other musicians, the musical instrument must be tuned or aligned with concert pitch, on earth this is known as A-440. The first violin provides the truth for the orchestra, or what's also known as the reference standard.

The musician must work with the component parts of sound to build a soul satisfying connection with the audience. The individual notes that comprise the chord are not unlike the color combinations used by the visual artist, and like the latter the overall effect on any good work will be consonant, dissonant, diminished, augmented and ultimately balanced in ways that are pleasing to the listener. Without taking the time to tune however, the individual musician cannot contribute much to the creation of beauty or give what would be termed a good performance.

What the true Lover, Painter, Carpenter and Musician have in common is high motivation. Through their commitment to the high mission of art, they foreshadow a higher reality. When Jesus said "Love one another as I have loved you" he was underscoring the fact that his life was lived in accordance with an overarching commitment to that which is true, beautiful and good.

The act, in accordance with the Golden Rule yields good habits, the conditioning we have been seeking. The Divine Son who admonished us to love as he loved had redefined and upgraded this rule. For his love has always been in accordance with the highest concepts of Truth, Beauty and Goodness comprehensible by us. While it is true that the prophets who walked before him always taught in accordance with the light of their day, Jesus is the whole light, the rule, the standard reference, the first violin, A-440, the Truth.

So now we have considered various aspects of the intelligence, conditioning and control that will counteract Lucifer's legacy. But, in the context of ongoing spiritual warfare, what can fragile human beings on Earth do to regain some control over their own lives and within their respective sphere's of influence? What can we do when we are later assigned to some isolated, rebellion torn world and are similarly tested? What lessons can we take from the world of the cross to enhance a career of service in eternity?

First, we must focus the Love admonition with its component colors of Truth, Beauty and Goodness on our hearts and in our minds as the will of God. Spirit luminosity is a gift of God and was foretold by Jesus just prior to his departure from Earth in physical form. He identified this helper as the Spirit of Truth and promised that we would thereby be led into all Truth. Take the Master at his word. Trust the Spirit ministry that indwells and envelopes us. And by all means, learn to recognize true motivations and act in accordance with this divine leading.