If you’ve ever looked up at the stars twinkling in the night sky and wondered whether intelligent life existed elsewhere in our vast universe, you may also have wondered whether such beings, if they existed, worshipped the same God or Gods known to Earthlings.
Our sun is just one of the gazillions of stars found in our universe. It has been said that there are more stars in the universe than there are grains of sand on all the beaches of this planet put together.
If intelligent life as we know it can exist on one planet (namely Earth) revolving around a star (namely our sun), shouldn’t we expect life to be capable of existence on at least a couple, if not a couple other million planets elsewhere in the vast universe by the reckoning of sheer probability?
It would certainly seem foolish of us to assume otherwise. It seems unlikely that we are the chosen ones blessed to have the entire vastness of space all to ourselves.
If intelligent life did therefore exist elsewhere, who or what did they worship, if at all?
If God created the universe, as some religions (eg Christianity, perhaps Islam too) would have us believe, then this same God, as Creator, should rule over these other intelligent beings as well, wherever they may be found. If so, would our alien cousins have the Bible or the Quran as their holy books too? Would the factual accounts of events related in these Holy Books be similar to that in our Earthbound volumes? Did Jesus or Mohamed also make appearances on these other planets at some point in time to bring God’s same message of salvation to these beings? Are Christians expected to believe that Jesus was similarly crucified on a cross in various other planets scattered throughout the universe?
All these questions lead me to believe that if indeed intelligent life existed on other planets in this vast universe, it is unlikely that God would have chosen to deliver his message of salvation in identical fashion in each and every one of these other places. One only needs to look at the infinite variations of all things found in nature to appreciate that God’s preference is not for duplicity. Just as no two people on this planet are created identical, it would not have been God’s way to have replicated events, places and people in each of the planets He created.
This leads me to my concluding thought: If God’s message was delivered to His creations in so many different ways, it can only mean that it is the spirit of His message, not the letter, the substance and not the form, which is to be embraced. All that obsessive and petty fussing over interpretation of the letter and form, which has created nothing but division between and within religions throughout history, is simply put, needless. Peace to all!
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thearmchairbitch posted on Feb 06, 2007
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SeanRenaud said on Feb 06, 2007....
That's a rather silly notion. First of all the Bible never says he created the Universe. He created the earth, sun, moon and the heavens? (but they seem to hae always been also so that's kinda weird) there is no reason to believe that the other planets couldn't have their own Gods.2 and more importantly is the fact assuming we aren't preprogramed to the point that free will is a lie and God punishing us is just sadism. Then you have to assume that the aliens would have at the very least fallen under different circumstances. So while the laws in their version of the Torah/Bible/Koran might be different common sense would say that the historical accounts wouldn't even be similar by the large. -
thearmchairbitch said on Feb 07, 2007....
Well sean, isn't the 'earth, sun, moon and the heavens' taken to mean 'the universe' in bible speak? Surely you don't expect the bible to have listed each one of the stars and planets, do you? I don't get your second point at all. But about the historical accounts being different, that's precisely my point that it's the spirit of any religion, not the letter, that should matter. -
mom said on Feb 07, 2007....
OOOOOOOO I am so glad that I am not the only one who has thought of this. I will give you some of my thoughts.I feel that there are more than one world populated, I also feel that God is the ultimate creator. I think that some planets are less advanced than us and some more advanced than us. I do wonder and ponder if maybe some of the spiritual laws might be different according to the progression of each planet and their inhabitants."Line upon line, precept upon precept."Also something I have wondered, did each planet have their own savior? In mythology it is common beliefs that there are Gods and Goddesses, there is always some truth to those myths.In the old testament there is one time the word unicorn is brought up, so I wonder what did the unicorn look like? Is it the way it has been portrayed or something different. Thanks for this post, that was fun. -
ALIENated said on Feb 07, 2007....
Wow, if we had a case of beer in the cooler next to us, I would swear I was back in college. Who has not had this discussion? Lots of food for thought. Of course, we cannot know who is out there, but I say there is no one. Why do I say this? If there were advanced beings out there, and they could get here, they would be here and we would either be their slaves, their food, or their enemies battling for our existence. The intelligence to get across the ocean, or across the galaxy, does not necessarily make beings any more friendly. Europeans were smart enough to build ships to get to the new world and pretty much shot everyone in sight because they thought the natives that were here were subhuman. If alien beings were smart enough to get here they would think we were pissants and crush us. Watch some of the Sci Fi movies from the forties and fifties. They were much more realistic in their attitudes about aliens. After that, liberal Hollywood started dipicting aliens as sweet teddy bears and ET-like characters. To that I say, bull. I figure alien visitors would be more like what we saw in the movie Independence Day. However, as I said, I think there are no aliens, or we would know about it. Let me repeat, there are no ALIENs among us. Repeat after me. There are no ALIENs among us planning to take over the world. There are no ALIENs here looking for food ... Oh, as far as the religion thing. Jesus was not born here in America and crucified again. People spread the word here and around the world. We would no doubt be obliged to take the word to other worlds we visit. At any rate, think of this. You are dead and before God: ah, sorry God. I would have believed in You, but I thought there might be beings on other planets, which would absolutely prove You do not exist. Hmmmm.
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mom said on Feb 07, 2007....
hmm Alien, I think you are mistaken. There are Aliens amoung us. Now I want to say, can you really believe that we are the only ones out here? You can't say that they would be out for blood if they did come to earth. What if they were curious and were so advanced that they didn't need to make us slaves, what if they came to teach us things. Many people have claimed that they have seen UFO's, I haven't but because I haven't seen any doesn't mean they don't exist. I never said that the Jesus we knew would be a savior for the other worlds, I said I wonder if they each had their own savior. I am looking at the possibilities. Also why is it that if we believe that there is life on other planets that we can't believe in God.? As to clear up any question, the alien amoung us I was referring to was You. :) -
kelly said on Feb 08, 2007....
"After that, liberal Hollywood started dipicting aliens as sweet teddy bears and ET-like characters. To that I say, bull. I figure alien visitors would be more like what we saw in the movie Independence Day."Man, the cognitive dissonance wheels must be spinning off their axes. -
ALIENated said on Feb 08, 2007....
Must be ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance
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thearmchairbitch said on Feb 08, 2007....
My theory on why we've not seen visiting aliens is that the universe was created to keep the different beings of the universe separate and apart. Firstly, just think of the sheer distance - the nearest star to Earth is 4 light years away. This means that assuming the beings from that system had mastered the ability to move themselves at the speed of light, it would have taken them 4 years! to reach us. Now I certainly wouldn't want to spend 4yrs of my life in a spacecraft peering out of a porthole and looking out for planet Earth. What if the average lifespan of those beings was a mere 20yrs? They would 've spent a fifth of their lives travelling here, and another fifth travellling back, unless of course they fell in love with the beauty of our planet and decided to make their home here. Even if they lived to a hundred, the travel to-and-fro would've accounted for almost 10% of their lives. Secondly, outer space is an extremely hostile place unfit for any living being. Mother nature (meaning God, I think) meant us to stay put and grounded here on Earth. Think gravity, and you know what I mean. Even if we decided to be stubborn kids and venture out in disobedience to mum, we would have to contend with 1. a vacuum (our bodies will explode without a space suit), 2. no oxygen, 3. sun's radiation. Throw in the re-entry atmosheric shield (think Columbia shuttle break-up over Texas).. phew.. we are just not meant to get our asses out there...and vice versa for the other planetary beings :) -
ALIENated said on Feb 08, 2007....
You are forgetting about worm holes. That is how we ... ah, I mean, some aliens might travel long distances. There was a day when it took years to travel around the earth. Now we do it in no time. What we know today is only a fraction of what there is to know. You make a lot of good points, though. And do not forget about messing with time the closer you get to the speed of light. You not only spend four years getting here, but there is no telling how much time really passes (see Planet of the Apes).
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thebaptistpope said on Feb 11, 2007....
If your thoughts are correct - then they too would have committed sin. If that's the case then JEUS would have to die for each and every one of them. The BIBLE says He died once and that was it.And if they did not commit any sin then JESUS died for us for NOTHING,because -HE IS NOT A RESPECTOR OF PERSONS.So therefore He treated one race different and that CAN NOT happen. THINK ABOUT IT. -
Reeann said on Feb 23, 2007....
If there are Aliens (and the Bible does call us Aliens, does of this world, does it not?), then God created them. Are they saved? Are they angels? How do they fit into our lives here on earth. These are all great questions to ponder. I think we will have to wait until Jesus returns or calls us home to ask Him. :) -
mom said on Feb 23, 2007....
Oh boy did you guys see the news article? I was reading this article ablout the hubble space probe and they did find a planet with life on it! They were all standing in front of K-mart waiting to win big on the blue light special.
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