Does mainstream religions, Christians, Jews, Muslims believe in Extra Terrestrial lifeforms??

Question

If so, what does your book say about them?

If it does not say anything about them, and there are actually lifeforms out there, than your god did not create the universe.

Answer 1

As a Christian, I believe that God created the entire universe. And as one who has seen unquestionable UFOs on three occasions (e.g., In 1965, with five other teachers as we sat on a porch in Arizona, watching a jet fighter chasing one. The craft made a right-angle turn, straight up, and disappeared in less than a second.), I'm convinced that other advanced civilations exist beyond ours.

This leaves us with an interesting question: Did those other civilizations ESCAPE our "original sin" fate? Or did Jesus have to sacrifice Himself for each of THOSE, **too**?

Answer 2

Islam doesn't say anything specifically about life forms on other planets, but the Koran says that God created what we know and what we have no knowledge of. Muslims believe in the Unseen which includes angels and jinns -- jinns being made of a "smokeless fire" and like humans having free will. Jinns share the earth with us, though in a different realm -- they can see us, but we normally cannot see them. They can also live beyond the earth. One scholar theorized that people's recent encounters with "aliens" are actually encounters with the jinn bent on deceiving them, though I'm not aware of anything stating that such "aliens" could not possibly exist.

It is mentioned in Islam that there are seven heavens and seven earths. Interestingly, the first verses of every Muslim prayer, which are also the opening of the Koran, say "In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful / Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds". Note that's worlds, in the plural.

Answer 3

I believe in the possibility of extraterrestrial life forms. Why not? It's a big universe - seems unlikely we're it.

There's some debate about what Ezekiel's wheel was. It's written that he saw a wheel like object with some sort of creatures or angels. Could be a space ship and ET's, and the terminology we now use just didnt exist at the time. No way to know for sure, though.

Answer 4

I prefer not to view my religion as a means of getting into Heaven, rather I view it as a means of living my life on Earth, of dealing with the challenges I face in life and dealing with the questions like why am I here? I think putting so much emphasis on getting into Heaven is what has ruined religion for so many people- yes the reward of eternal life is a tremendous thing to strive for, but life itself as we know it is also a gift. Nobody knows what the afterlife will bring for sure. The idea that other religions are another way to Heaven doesn't bother me, in fact it makes me want to believe what I believe even more, because it emphasizes that it's my choice for the present. I could care less what other people believe. I do believe certain individuals will go directly to Hell though.

Answer 5

I think there is because one we are not the only attempt of God's creation he tried with and two the universe is a really, really huge place and to have no other lifeforms out there is a huge waste of space.

Answer 6

OK, two things:

1. Judaism is completely silent on this topic; the Bible does not refer to extraterrestrial lifeforms (aside from angels which are a different topic).

2. Your followup statement is incorrect. You are employing a logical fallacy in an attempt to prove your case. The problem is that absence of proof is not proof of absence; in this case, just because the Bible fails to mention extraterrestrials says nothing about its veracity.

Answer 7

the belief in extra-terrestrial life-forms and/or civilizations is not a topic in Christianity, but a personal belief. whether you think there are or aren't aliens doesn't make you more or less holy, as long as you don't get obssessed and start bowing to them.

the Bible says nothing about them, though some try and say it does.

Answer 8

Judaism doesn't discount the existence of extra-terrestrial life at all. The Sefer HaBrit says that extra-terrestrial life could exist, but those beings would not have our free will.

Answer 9

Jews and Muslims believe it is possible. Christians it depends. I know the catholic church said if its true it will accept it, but I have heard some Christians say aliens would actually be demons.

Answer 10

I am christian and i see evidence in the world ( ex crop circles, UFOs) and in scripture (dark forces, devils, etc) for supernatural beings that come here.

I think they are a sinister presence.....and they are present already to some degree in world governments.

the bible says that strange beings would come up out of the earth in the final days....and torment man....