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2023-02-20

Mr Li Hongzhi, founder of Falun Gong, outlines his vision of the purpose of humanity, the Universe, and where we are in the current universal life-cycle.

For my own part I have learned to respect the principle of intellectual humility. We all have something to offer and baggage (Latin: impedimenta - which I think says it all) to hinder our progress.

I'm sure that Mr Li is no different in that respect, but to us in the West his viewpoint may seem ignorant and outrageous in a number of respects. I don't share that opinion. His cultural background differs from ours but rather than dismiss it out of hand, perhaps we should celebrate our points of agreement before we highlight our differences.

One of our shared beliefs may well be in the "end of times" scenario. The book of Revelation ought to be stirring many who profess a Christian outlook to examine recent times stretching back decades, if not centuries - and Christianity is not the only tradition to entertain an end-of-times prophesy with relevance to our times.