Wearer of Hats, on 13 April 2012 - 02:17 AM, said:
Those would be the texts that describe gods at war with flying palaces and so forth right?
Well if that means they're extraterrestrials then so's the God of Israel.
I considered that for a long time. The Bible however is without evidence. The Hindu texts on the other hand, validate themselves thoroughly.
As a Hindu, and former Christian, I have tried to consider all possible options. The God of Israel, while possibly having been based on a real entity, or group of entities, seems to be almost entirely imaginary.
Try to realize it's all within yourself / No-one else can make you change / And to see you're really only very small / And life flows on within you and without you. / We were talking about the love that's gone so cold and the people / Who gain the world and lose their soul / They don't know they can't see are you one of them? / When you've seen beyond yourself then you may find peace of mind / Is waiting there / And the time will come / when you see we're all one and life flows on within you and without you. ~ George Harrison