There are billions of stars in our milky way and galaxies beyond our own that are even larger... The possibility of extraterrestrial life is all but eminent. Although we may not find evidence of life within our own solar system and we may not encounter life outside of our planet earth for ions, if mankind (and its God-based religions) can live long enough, the odds begin to narrow.
The religious books completely fail to mention the possibility of aliens - but what if they were to show up one day? There are some people who seem to think that there is a possibility that aliens have already visited here in the past... the Mayan civilization has referenced possible aliens...
What do you think? Are the God-based religions prepared to explain the existance of Little Green Men?
2006-12-14 16:16:51 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Personalc...:
Your last line is my favorite of all statements: "Extraterrestrial life would only strengthen a religious person's belief in God."
Gosh... is there anything at all that wouldn't give you additional strength? Earthquakes?...Tsunamies?... Dead babies?
2006-12-14 17:03:09 · update #1
Great question!! There are far too many Christians out there who will go crazy when that happens. Basically I mean the ones who believe our earth was created first, in 6 days. The "FUNdies". The Christians who think everything has to be spelled out in the Bible will probably go extinct from depression as well.
The good news is; its perfectly rational to believe in alien life even if you ARE a Christian. There;s no reason God couldn't have made life elsewhere. In fact I believe he has. But I bet they look more like us than little green men :)
2006-12-14 16:21:17 · answer #1 · answered by flournoi 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Are you trying to get a religious person to defend his or her beliefs against a purely hypothetical situation that may or may not occur in the future? What if aliens invade tomorrow, what you gonna do then, church boy, huh? Won't you feel pretty stupid for believing in God then? That's such a foolish attitude, attacking people based on a hypothetical.
As far as aliens not beling mentioned in religious books--a lot of religious books use symbolism and metaphor, and might describe advanced concepts or beings in terms that people of the day could relate to. So maybe aliens ARE mentioned in the Bible, they're just not specifically referred to as aliens. Also, you mention that some people think there is a possiblity that aliens have already visited here in the past...Yes, and a lot of those same people usually cite Biblical passages that seem to describe alien encounters or activities.
As far as God-based religions and people not being able to accept extraterrestrial life--my brother is an ordained minister, a chaplain in the Army, with a doctorate in religious studies, and he thinks there could possibly be extraterrestrial life.
How will the God-based beliefs deal with extraterrestrial life? It's not difficult...we are all God's children. Everything in the universe was created by Him; that's what religion already believes...so if there's extraterrestrial life, it would fit right in to religious belief. Moreover, it would only serve to magnify the necessity for a God. Most religious people rightly believe that the formation of life is an incredibly unlikely event that necessarily requires the hand of a creator...if extraterrestrial life were to be found, it would mean that the same extremely unlikely event occurred not once, but twice, or a myriad of times...which only increases the necessity for a creator. Extraterrestrial life would only strengthen a religious person's belief in God.
2006-12-14 16:43:10 · answer #2 · answered by personalcyrano 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
We are already here. If your species was able to establish viable off planet breeding populations and spread out across your star system, you would find that the organization of space faring species would not allow you to take your gods beyond your system. There are less developed species than yours out here and after seeing how you have dealt with your fellow humans regarding god concepts, you can understand why we must do this. The point is, how you say, moot. Over the centuries, your planet was a curious place to visit once or twice and was not considered very interesting . Sure, your wars showed us how undeveloped you are as a species. Your infantile,(in cosmic terms) dependence on god concepts does not bode well for you and neither does your penchant to breed beyond your planet's ability to sustain you. We are now showing an interest in you because it is not often that we get to observe a species commit suicide. You are so close to maturing as a sentient species and it will be a shame to see you kill yourselves. There are just not enough of you becoming rational enough to force the issue. You let the least among you determine your fate, so be it.
2006-12-14 16:36:07 · answer #3 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It does not appear that the Bible talks about alien life or the possibility of alien life. Yet, neither does it say anything that would preclude the possibility of alien life. I am a christian and have no trouble believing that there may be aliens. So if and when we discover them, I will not crap my pants. I have long wondered why people think that a belief in extra-terrestrials is incompatible with christian thought.
2006-12-14 16:28:51 · answer #4 · answered by Unorthodox 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The doctrines of theism-based religions (specifically Christianity) are not vulnerable to the possibility of life on other planets. The Bible was written specifically for we humans, not aliens or the feasibility of their existence. Of all the clever rhetorics you could concoct to battle the validity of Christianity and other religions, this one is not impressive nor intimidating.
2006-12-14 16:42:02 · answer #5 · answered by Leroy Johnson 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Each Gallery has its own God. All the Gods have to adhere to the intergalactic force. Which is a hidden energy force that feeds all the Gods and Galaxies
May the force be with you.
2006-12-14 16:24:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
well, we could say that god did this world in 7 days. But he may have spent the other 358 days making some other worlds as well.
2006-12-14 16:20:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They'll flip through their Holy Books and find a passage that actually supports that idea...I wouldn't expect much to change on the religious front...sorry
2006-12-14 16:21:25 · answer #8 · answered by Eleventy 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I very much doubt that it will ever become an issue. The distances are simply too great for interstellar travel to ever be practical.
2006-12-14 16:20:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Bible is totally full of U.F.O. stories.Jesus says when He
returns He has sheep of another flock them also He will bring.
Of course the Hugh Galaxy is full of life.
2006-12-14 16:25:48 · answer #10 · answered by gwhiz1052 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋