If intelligent life is discovered outside of earth will this pose a challenge to your belief system?

Question

Part 2: If you are a conservative Christian: Would the original sin of Adam and Eve effect life on other planets? Would the atoning act of Jesus’ death and resurrection be sufficient to cover life on other planets?

Answer 1

Part 1: No it wouldn't. They would probably have their own religion or system of beliefs stemming from their life experiences, heritage, myths ans legends. It would have no effect on my beliefs. I think it would be a really interesting conversation though.

Part 2: Does not apply to me. I am Pagan.

Answer 2

Hi there, to start..my belief system depends on it or @ least past existence of such life...but the bible does seem to specify "man" as being effected by this "original" sin. though i know people who say there are references to 'et's' in the bible I'm not sure about that. It's all a matter of interpretation.;) Considering That the Light we see from other planets & stars takes so long to get here, I think it's safe to say that if there is Intelligent Life outthere...They are gonna be way older and more advanced.Hell they could have Adam and Eve for all we know;)

Answer 3

Not at all...

knowing that there are intelligent being outside of our own world, would mean a greater knowledge and understanding how the universe works.

For ages, a person's beliefs specifically faith is being challenged by friends, peers, even relatives or these so-called self- proclaimed righteous people. We should not go far beyond our planet to know that these "intelligent beings" leaves amongst our midst, challenging us, breaking us and giving us false hopes and they are not even terrestrial.

Faith is something a man can hold for, it is his BELIEF in his faith that will matter at the end of the day.

Answer 4

in my opinion there is an assload of existence available, basically situation is; it is so a strategies away we are going to (as in this technology) in no way comprehend approximately it. flow to google or youtube and style in, hubble extremely deep field... you surely see approximately 3 to 4 hundred galaxies interior the image. think of roughly that for a whole 2d, permit your techniques wander far off from mocha chino and latte's and table artwork for a minute and picture.. our galaxy on my own is around 50,000 lightyears for the period of - end back. easy 3 hundred and sixty 5 days. vacationing on the cost of sunshine for A 3 hundred and sixty 5 days. Thats exceedingly great, then there is billions upon billions of different GALAXIES greater beneficial and smaller than our very own. sure, there is in all probability another people available on a different version of yahoo solutions saying, "i ask your self what people will appear like, can not wait to fulfill em." i'm sorry if my answer looks a great rampant and disjointed, i'm a splash hung over and that i haven't been laid in 5 months. Take care!

Answer 5

Part 1:

nope. Such a discovery would enrich my personal beliefs, given that I am a non-theist fan of planetology (exact science that studies any kind of planets). I know I will remain non-theistic whatever are non-earthian life forms, ie I won't ever consider them as some kind of "superbeings" or "deities".

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Part 2: I cannot answer, given that I am an unbeliever.

Answer 6

Your question supposes that the intelligent life will be human. If they are a different species, then there's going to be the biggest soft-shoe routine since the Galileo flap. Since they are not "mankind," are they in made in "His" image? Do they have souls? Let's just hope they're not fundamentalists with their own religion - one of those is too many for my universe.

Answer 7

It would only strengthen my believe, for God said, worship no other Gods before me, me sorta thinks then that there is more out there than what we know, and who were the gaint foot steps in the woods,God created adam & eve after himself, so I believe God is and will be whatever we are , when judgement day comes

Answer 8

Nope. I already believe there is life elsewhere in the universe (I won't even limit it to "intelligent" life). I find it harder to believe that in the vast expanse of a nearly limitless universe, this is the only speck of dust that has life on it.

Answer 9

Perhaps Jesus has some sort of "travelling crucifixion show", where he goes from planet to planet, being born, being persecuted, and being killed one each world so each species can be redeemed....

Answer 10

No, it would fit perfectly if life evolved on other planets.