It seems like the more religiously fundamental a Christian is, the more certain they are that there are no extraterrestrials.
Is there something about the possibility of intelligent life on other planets that threatens Christianity?
2007-11-30 01:35:14 · 17 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
behonest, it's a general trend that I've noticed in my limited experience. I'm not saying it's necessarily true of all Christians, just that it seems to be the case on average.
2007-11-30 01:42:37 · update #1
They have this belief that everything is here for them. Why do only humans have souls by their definition?
I personaly think it is ego.
2007-11-30 01:38:12 · answer #1 · answered by Link strikes back 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Fundamentalists generally don't like a more complex world. They try to keep things simple. They didn't like Galileo because he forced them to review the idea the earth was the center of God's creation. They don't like Darwin because he forces them to reexamine the idea man is a the center of creation. And by the same token, alien life would put a brand new spin on the idea God's one revelation being given on earth. The idea of alien life does tend to make Christianity an even smaller speck in the universe.
On the other hand, they could look at the bright side and think that just makes more beings to try to convert. Of course, if the aliens have mastered travel above the speed of light, the transmutation of matter into energy and other such gadgetry, they might be a bit skeptical about what benefits can be brought about by our culture's religion.
2007-11-30 01:42:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they did believe in alien life then their belief in god would be that he was an alien, it states in genesis that the sons of the deities had children with the earthling daughters, what more proof do you need? If you need more read the translations of the Sumerians, they were written thousands of years before the bible, a couple of good books are the twelfth planet , Sitchin, Slave species to the gods , Tellinger. Sitchin wrote about their planet Nebiru and how it was in an elliptical orbit of 3600 years, they laughed at him in1976, now they know that it is more common for this type of orbit then the circle orbit of are system The Annunaki of this planet told the Sumerians and they wrote it down. In 1983 NASA announced the discovery of a habitable planet two or three times as large as ours, they found it with infra-ray, they put it in the new york times, Reagan called Gorby of Russia for a meeting on the possible alien threat. Then it was dropped from the news!
2007-11-30 02:23:45 · answer #3 · answered by TheAsender 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a Christian and I believe that God can create anything that he desires including other life forms. As a matter of fact this planet is teeming with lifeforms that are not human. There are biblical reports of angels and demons; these beings could be defined as extraterrestrials as they are said to have been sent from the heavens. Apparently you equate Christianity with ignorance. Please remember that it was Christian monastery's that preserved western knowledge throughout the dark ages and the first western universities (institutions of higher learning) were established by the clerics.
2007-11-30 02:02:07 · answer #4 · answered by Trader G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are always going to be some people that don't believe as you do...however, not every religiously fundament Christian denies alien life form...in fact most of us believe in alien life forms because we believe in God and Angels. Plus, Paul keeps reminding us in The Bible that we are not of this world. So, why would we not believe in aliens?
2007-11-30 01:44:29 · answer #5 · answered by RT 66 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because that would mean that they were not special in god's plan of creation. It would further prove that evolution exists. Cells on some distant planet that evolved into some form of life would throw the whole "god" story right into the garbage where it should have gone a hundred years ago
2007-11-30 01:45:01 · answer #6 · answered by Biker4Life 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Christians are only copying the European Pope who was very close to burning astronomer Galileo to death as a heretic.
Nothing has changed for either the European Pope or the Christians.
2007-11-30 01:42:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe that it is certainly possible and even likely.
Nothing about one way or the other in the bible. Don't see why it would be a problem.
I have even seen 2 UFO's They were over Air Force bases and were probably our own though
2007-11-30 01:43:04 · answer #8 · answered by budleit2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is this based on opinion or knowledge? I am a fundie and have no problem believing that God created other planets with other beings and can't say that I know any Christians that do.
2007-11-30 01:41:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I didnt realize I was suppose to be adamant against it.
if god created all things for a purpose than all these other planets must serve a purpose.
2007-11-30 02:53:04 · answer #10 · answered by Adam of the wired 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe their could be life on other planets. I am Christian and I do not believe that alien life would disprove my faith. God is able!
2007-11-30 01:42:18 · answer #11 · answered by Ms Blue 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋