Land
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The basic struggle of man is for land, a fundamental truth reflected in the very essence of human existence. 68:6.1
Land became a source of income and capital, with the state assigning property to individuals and landlords securing titles to collect rents. 69:9.15
Family crests and private property originated from priests consecrating land under protection of taboos, showing great respect for family landmarks. 69:9.13
Land is the stage of society; men are the actors, requiring adjustment to the land situation through maintenance arts to evolve the mores and cultural civilization. 68:5
Man's cultural civilization is shaped by his adjustment to the land, reflecting the evolving mores influenced by the land-man ratio. 68:5.1
Land tax limits in the most advanced nation on an inhabited planet near Urantia vary widely, with a maximum of one percent of property value allowed per year, with homesites exempt. 72:7.6
War is always caused by scarcity of land, leading to hunger, food raids, and the near extermination of peaceful tribes. 70:1.8
In the Urantia Book
Land-man ratio
- Agriculture quadruples the land-man ratio, combining pastoral pursuits and overlapping cultural stages of hunting and farming. 68:5.10
- Man's value is determined by his relationship to the land, a fundamental aspect of human existence and civilization. 68:6.1-4
- Increasing beyond the optimum population ratio is detrimental to the quality of life and may require territorial expansion through conquest. 81:6.11
- The evolution of mores is always dependent on the land-man ratio, the foundation of social civilization. 68:5.1 68:6.1
Bible parallels
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