Hypothetic question If we do find life outside of earth does that help christianity of hurt it?

Question

be serious please and give specifics on why or why not

Answer 1

If we find life outside of earth I believe that it will be of a higher intelligence than we are. I believe its been pretty much established that there is no life in the immediate area around earth so that they would have to have travelled a large distance to reach us. Having a life form of extreme intelligence communicate with us and teach us will have a huge impact on christianity and every other religion. Its outrageous to say that only one religion is right when there are so many. They are all right in a sense and I think that if people were more openminded and intelligently thinking on this matter they would realize this also. Having an alternate life form explain that to them would be eye opening and devastating.

Answer 2

For Christians who have an open and working mind, it should not make a difference. It is possible to have a belief in God and understand that entity is so beyond us that nothing should surprise us out in the great beyond. These would also be Christians who understand and accept the world of science.

For Christians (strict Creationists) who cannot deal with science because their religion clogs their minds, it would be a brain twister to say the least. I am specifically referring to those who believe that the Earth is only a few thousand years old. Science scares them, and they are much too sure of God's purpose than any human being should be. I think it would raise too many questions that their leaders would try to answer with double-talk rather than give a nod to the advances of science.

Answer 3

It would hurt it, since Adam and Eve were the start of the human race. Also, all forms of life were only created here.

However, Hypothetics aside, we will not find life elsewhere. I would guess the closest we will find claimed as "alien" is bacteria, etc that hitched a ride on the collector and mutated due to extreme radiation in transit.

Answer 4

If you truly believe God and in God then finding an ET won't change your love for him or your beliefs. He made the entire universe, and the Bible doesn't say that he didn't make life elsewhere so it's possible He did, as it is possible that by 'beasts of the filed' He was referring to dinosaurs. Science and Spirituality don't contradict one another the way people would think.

Answer 5

rick m,
It's not that involved. You might be expecting some kind of long dissertation, but it's not necessary.

A God, the one I know, has a nature of creating things. I have a lot of evidence that there are other things living within the Bible, angels, demons, cherubim, other fantastic things like in Ezekiel 1, so I wouldn't be surprised if thats exactly what happened.

Answer 6

It would help it, because life on other planets would have been Created By the very Same Heavenly Father Who Created life on earth.

Answer 7

It hurts creationism, but not Christianity. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that God only created the earth.

Answer 8

Yes, I think it would help to prove christianity's claims are mythological and scientifically false. Because, the bible doesn't mention little green or little grey men from another planet anywhere in it.

Answer 9

Neither helps nor hurts Christianity. The Bible is silent on this subject. It does say, however, that "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotton son..."

Answer 10

if the life turns out to be angelic beings that praise the God of the Bible, then it would help Christianity.