2007-08-08 21:08:34 · 10 answers · asked by Tyler D 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It wouldn't bother my religious beliefs one little bit. I'm open to the possibility of life on other planets. If God can make life on one planet, He can make it on another. But if the lifeforms were intelligent, I could easily see the more aggressive types of religious believers trying to proselytize them.
2007-08-08 21:12:51 · answer #1 · answered by solarius 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can find a parallel, in the discovery of the western hemisphere by European sailors. To the Pope, that was as shocking as finding life on another planet. The Catholics took it in stride, colonized, apologized, proselytized, and began to exploit the new world.
Has anything changed with people, or the Church since then? I don't think so.
2007-08-08 21:27:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Christians will make a new, new testament that explains there was life on other planets after all. They like to edit their book to keep up with the times!
2007-08-08 21:12:38 · answer #3 · answered by RBM11 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used to know some Xtians that would say it is impossible for life to exist on other planets because then Jesus would have to be crucified again in order to save them. But the bible says he can only be crucified once. Just another hole in the judeo-christian belief structure. No doubt there is life somewhere else, it might not be like we have, but life couldn't just be in one place, that is way too superficial.
2007-08-08 22:45:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
particular. We stumbled on it as quickly as we defined intelligence and desperate that we've been in that type. of course shall we be extra smart. Any alien species smart and societally coherent adequate to land right here from yet another photograph voltaic device would locate us somewhat pathetic. yet we nonetheless have some skills in terms of arising technologies and situation-fixing on an prolonged-term scale.
2016-10-09 15:47:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am at a loss as to why some folks think Christianity would fall apart if intelligent life were found elsewhere......
2007-08-08 22:51:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, they would have their own belief system, and there fore they would think they were right, and there would probably be an interstellar war between humans and this new life form and we would probably lose, and it would all be in the name of "god" or their version of it. How pathetic.
2007-08-08 21:13:35 · answer #7 · answered by Stevo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, it would certianly shake the foundations of some religions in that we wouldn't be God's only creation and best-loved one. it would also add AMAZING ammo for the athiests and other people who believe in evolution and such other wonderful things.
2007-08-08 21:13:58 · answer #8 · answered by Erica S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe some would attribute it to being God's creation...
Maybe some would use it as evidence against God...
2007-08-08 21:13:51 · answer #9 · answered by vaeda riella 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Hindus and Vaishnavas (Hare Krishna's) would say, "See, we told you so!"
2007-08-08 21:13:26 · answer #10 · answered by superlativemoon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋