LSW Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 Would anyone's faith be shaken if we came in contact with intelligent beings from another world that were much more advanced than ourselves and didn't believe in God? I admit that I would be a little disturbed. P.S. Sorry if this has been discussed already before. I'm very knew to this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Zewe Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 If ETs were discovered, all religions even somewhat like Christianity would begin rewriting their religious texts and then claim they were always like that, since ETs would disprove Christianity and such with no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luthien Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 Whoops, the Church didn't know that there is life on OTHER PLANETS! The Church deals with people on Earth, not on Planet X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellenita Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 [quote]since ETs would disprove Christianity and such with no problem. [/quote] How come? The existance of ETs wouldn't preclude the existance of God. We believe that God created all things - that includes the universe. *I'd be alittle concerned about my obsession with Space Invaders though :ph34r: * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Zewe Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 But your very own Bible states that God created the universe and man and such. Not a thing about ETs. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelFilo Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 (edited) If things from another planet came, I'd say hey, and then probably invite them for a cup of tea. God didn't say He create idiots, meeting them doesn't suprise me nor shake my Faith. God bless, Mikey Edited September 12, 2004 by MichaelFilo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.R.D Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 yea but there saying that there might have been life on mars ..... cause they found old ponds that hve dryed up and stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 Since God did create the universe, he would have created ET as well. Whats the problem with that? Have you ever read C S Lewis's [i]Space Trilogy[/i]? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AloysiusGhost Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 it doesnt say He didn't create ETs it states he created the heavens and the earth and animals and man. it doesnt specify that he created dolphins. we've discussed the theological implications of life on other planets on this board b4. i theorize that either they could live on their own planet in a garden of eden and never have fallen, or that they are on the same level as animals. those are the onlt two theories i have for what life on other planets (if it even exists) is like. but anyway, the Church doesn't claim to know everything about the whole universe. it never claimed earth was the only place with life on it. it simply never considered the possibility either way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Zewe Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 [i]Have you ever read C S Lewis's Space Trilogy? [/i] CS Lewis wrote [u]The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe[/u], too, didn't he/she? If so, of course not. We read those books (The Lion, and so on) in like third grade and they were some of the dumbest things I've ever read. [i]it states he created the heavens and the earth and animals and man. it doesnt specify that he created dolphins[/i] Yes it does. It says that he put animals on Earth to feed or serve or something man. You all know what I mean. The universe was allegedly created when God made Earth and mankind. Ignoring the nonsensicalness of the creation process, it says nothing about life on other planets, or even the existence of other planets. And stop trying to prove me wrong by saying "Just because it doesn't say that he did doesn't mean that he didn't." Somewhat off topic...According to Christianity, the universe is only several thousand years old. What if this alien race claimed to be millions of years old. What then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.R.D Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 woa C.S louis is cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 [quote name='Chris Zewe' date='Sep 12 2004, 05:28 PM'] Somewhat off topic...According to Christianity, the universe is only several thousand years old. What if this alien race claimed to be millions of years old. What then? [/quote] Wrong, the universe is several billions years old... didn't you ever study science.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeenaBobba Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 I'm open to the possibility that alien life exists, but I don't really have an opinion on this either way. If pressed, I'd probably say they don't exist. There isn't much concrete scientific evidence even close to proving they exist. It's pretty much theoretical, really. It'd be kind of cool if they did exist, though. This doesn't hurt my faith at all. If they do indeed exist, I'd know they were created by God. That's all there is to it. God bless, Jen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman82 Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 [quote name='AloysiusGhost' date='Sep 12 2004, 03:23 PM'] i theorize that either they could live on their own planet in a garden of eden and never have fallen, or that they are on the same level as animals. those are the onlt two theories i have for what life on other planets (if it even exists) is like. [/quote] I agree. And we can do like Ted Kennedy and cross that bridge when we get to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeenaBobba Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 Hi Chris, The Bible doesn't mention aliens simply because there really isn't much need to. The Bible also doesn't mention apes, monkeys, sting rays, and all sorts of animals. It's inferred that they're more or less covered under creation. The same would be true with aliens. They're not specifically mentioned in the Bible, but that doesn't mean they don't exist; and, that also doesn't mean that their existence is somehow contrary to the Bible. The Church has no official opinion on whether or not the earth was created in a thousand years or a couple of billions of years. Science and faith aren't mutually exclusive, so the prudent position would be that the universe is over a billion of years old. There is more scientifical evidence for this belief, so I believe it. (You know, St. Augustine speculated that the days in Genesis weren't meant to be taken literally in as early as the 4th century.) It seems you've got a stereotypical view of Christianity (especially Catholicism). I mean no offense by that. In fact, I'd encourage you to read up on it. You might be surprised at what you read. God bless, Jennifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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