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English
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Spiritual Underpinnings for a Space Program
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Parallels and Convergences: Mormon Thought and Engineering Vision
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Greg Kofford Books, Inc
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135-156
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"This chapter presents a perspective that, in addition to benefits in science and education, a healthy space program may also have significance from a theological point of view and may in fact be the result of divine inspiration. The development of space technologies for science and exploration has been recognized as an engineering achievement while, at the same time, it is described as an expensive visionary venture that distracts us from more pressing human endeavors. However, a careful look at scriptural accounts, the teachings of prophets and other church leaders, and our current knowledge about the solar system may suggest a different view: that the timing may not only be right for the development of this technology, but an argument can be made that it may even be instrumental to the salvation of ourselves and our posterity. The chapter suggests philosophical directions that may be worth further critical review." [Author]