Would it be devastating to atheists, if they got here, and they believed in God, and their Holy Texts spoke about one God Who became flesh and gave His life for sin, and is now alive forevermore??
Interesting thought, isn't it??
2007-01-17 12:22:57 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Honestly, I would rethink my position...Or if every culture on Earth came to believe this separately, I would also wonder why this was so...
I agree, interesting thought....
2007-01-17 12:29:28 · answer #1 · answered by Eleventy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recall reading a science fiction story with just that premise many years ago. At the time I happened to be a Christian, and I thought it was insulting, as I believed from the bible that humans were a special creation, but it did make me think.
However, your interesting speculation does nothing to prove that there is a god. We can each ask "what if" questions all day long.
I prefer to talk about what we can demonstrate here on Earth, where there is no evidence of the existence of a deity, or extraterrestrial life for that matter.
2007-01-17 12:39:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It would confirm what I already thought: There is always a need for some to believe in something greater. I would also hope that those other civilizations had laws separating church and state too. My guess would be that soon after the discovery, Christians will want to send missionaries. I'd put money on it.
*Edit* Besides, I think we're still searching for intelligent life here.
2007-01-17 12:29:23 · answer #3 · answered by link955 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It sounded interesting till I got to the part about sin.
The first thing that someone should be considering is whether the idea of sin is actually real.
If God is supposed to be perfect how could She have made anything or anyone that wasn't perfect.
Think about it. The idea of sin assumes certain things about God that seem highly unlikely.
First it assumes a God who is too incompetent to organize a simple educational field excursion and figure out a way to get all of the students home safely.
How likely is this that God would not be smart enough to come up with a plan for our salvation that is going to work?
It also assumes that God must have created us imperfect if we are sinners.
One might assume that God would be able to create someone perfect each and every time if he chose to. Assuming God is capable of this, then it follows logically that we must be perfect creations if we are actually creations of this perfect God.
Unless of course you are saying that God chose to create us imperfect.
If God created us imperfect then anything that may go wrong is Gods fault, not ours. This seems a bit illogical at best so I think that we need to assume that What God creates would have to be perfect.
If this is the case and Gods creations are perfect, then nothing that we can do could change what God created perfect and make it imperfect unless we think that we are more powerful than God is.
How likely is it that we the creation could be more powerful than the creator. I personally find this idea somewhat amusing, and a bit absurd.
Religion tells us that God is perfect. If this is true then it could hardly be logically for Gods creations to be considered to be anything less than perfect.
If this is the case and we are perfect creations of a perfect God then Nothing that we can ever do could possibly change this perfection that God willed, unless we were so powerful that our choices could override and change the will of God.
How likely is that????
Think about it.
The idea of sin is simple nonsense; a lie made up about God by religion.
Love and blessings
don
2007-01-17 12:27:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
An absolutely fascinating imaginary scenario (not), but..... the answer is no, what's there to be devastated about?
I still think I'd have enough courage to accept responsibility for my own sins whether I was talking to aliens or human beings.
Neither would I stand by, and let a good man be crucified to save my own skin, even if it meant eternal damnation..... same thing I guess!
Send me to hell you big bad aliens.
2007-01-17 13:44:26 · answer #5 · answered by riffyxraff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wouldn't do anything to atheists. There would just be more beings that may believe in something that doesn't exist.
Everyone I know might believe that there are fairies in Scotland while I believe there aren't any. But, if there are no fairies, then those believers are still wrong. The number of believers doesn't matter.
God's cannot be proven or disproven. It is a matter of faith for which side you belong.
2007-01-17 12:29:07 · answer #6 · answered by Your Best Fiend 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Maybe, but that has yet to happen. Keep dreaming, my dear.
I, on the other hand, am sure that any other life form is in a certain way, much more intelligent than us, puny humans. No cow has ever sat down to pray, because, yes, you got it, it's stupid. It doesnt have the brain capacity to think up bizarre jesus stories and tell every other cow about it. Sometimes, being simpler is so much better.
2007-01-17 12:26:08 · answer #7 · answered by nerveserver 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The intelligent life forms that are in the Universe [heavens] Are God, his son and the angels, so yes, they know all about what's going on here.
2007-01-17 12:27:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
WHats more interesting is if the aliens were atheists or Pagan, but christianity was seen as a religion for primitive barbarians that cant get thier heads out of thier butts. wouldnt that blow your mind?
2007-01-17 13:01:05 · answer #9 · answered by ihatechristiansegyptiangoddess 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Let's not get caught up in idle tongue.. we on earth have a personal walk with Jesus to worry about today & tomorrow and I feel sure anything not here on this earth is under the same commandments & laws we on earth live by.
*Answer based on the belief God created EVERYTHING.
2007-01-17 12:30:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋