Lecture «Basic Instruction: A Critical Examination of God» was delivered by the Messenger Mark L. Prophet on Saturday, December 31, 1972, during the “New Year's Light of the World Conference” at Santa Barbara, California. It was initially published as the 3rd lecture on 2-audiotape album “Discourses on Cosmic Law #18” and recently on the MP3 CD Album “Discourses on Cosmic Law #5”.