Are Aliens Part of God's Plan, Too?

[Persia]

ORLANDO, Fla. — The discovery of intelligent aliens would be mind-blowing in many respects, but it could present a special dilemma for the world's religions, theologians pondering interstellar travel concepts said Saturday (Oct. 1).

http://www.space.com/13152-aliens-religion-impacts-extraterrestrial-christianity.html

[HMS Dreadnought]

I'm a Christian & I believe in aliens, it doesn't pose a problem for me anyway

[Rlyeh]

Aliens are the least of "God's" problems.

[Sir Wearer of Hats]

As we've "moved the goal posts" (if you will) about the whole "genuinely happened versus metaphorical truth" parts of the Bible, I'm sure the believers will just adjust - "well the Bible doesn't talk about "the Earth", just "all the lands"" that sort of thing.

[Habitat]

"In my father's house there are many mansions"

Edited October 3, 2011 by Habitat

[Lilly]

Aliens are the least of "God's" problems.

Amen.

Personally, I don't have a problem with the concept of God. But, if he's supposed to be some type of 'universal problem solver' then aliens certainly seem (to me anyway) to be the least of his problems.

[libstaK]

Wouldn't hurt at all to discover when it comes to Gods creation - we might have just been the "rough draft" . Might make a few souls come down to earth a bit so to speak.

[AquaMerina]

I'm convinced that "god" was an alien. He would be the ultimate hypocrite if other aliens wernt apart of "his" plan.

I hope I live to see the day when the Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons start their Universal ministries. That would be really interesting.

[mcrom901]

I'm a Christian & I believe in aliens, it doesn't pose a problem for me anyway

"Did Jesus die for Klingons too?"

[TheMcGuffin]

Since I can't claim to know what God's Plan really is--or even if such a thing exists at all--then I have no idea if aliens are part of it. I don't even know if they are biological beings as we understand that term, or of what we're seeing in all these UFO and occupant reports are really clones, androids and intelligent machines.

As I said in the, the one observer I believe about this is Dr. Robert Sarbacher, who was closer to the real UFO investigation than just about anyone else who has come forward. He's one of the few people involved with it who ever gave any details at all, and he said the aliens that were recovered were more like clones or androids designed especially for space travel. That makes sense to me.

[TheMcGuffin]

ORLANDO, Fla. — The discovery of intelligent aliens would be mind-blowing in many respects, but it could present a special dilemma for the world's religions, theologians pondering interstellar travel concepts said Saturday (Oct. 1).

By the way, I do think that the Catholic Church knew about this for a long time, perhaps before anyone else. After all, no one has better intelligence of what was really going on, or a better collection about reports of UFO and "entity" sightings. For many centuries, its clergy and monks were just about the only people who were literate, and until recent times the churches also had political power and were often the government administration in many areas. So the Vatican was there collecting all kinds of UFO and alien reports over the centuries, and we know that their big brains like Nicholas of Cusa were talking about other civilizations existing out there in the universe centuries before anyone else.

That information was just for the educated and intellectual class of people--the upper classes--not for all the common sheeple. In that sense, not much has changed at all up to the present, particularly this doubt about whether the ordinary Joe Schmoe's would be able to handle the truth

[itsnotoutthere]

Well since we have about the same amount of evidence for the existence of both god & aliens (i.e. zero) then this is a question we needn't be to bothered about.

[Kyle Richard M.]

I'm a Christian and I believe in aliens. I have always had a theory that maybe aliens are said to look humanoid because God makes his creations to always resemble us.

[TheMcGuffin]

Well since we have about the same amount of evidence for the existence of both god & aliens (i.e. zero) then this is a question we needn't be to bothered about.

So far as you know, but not so far as I know.

[itsnotoutthere]

So far as you know, but not so far as I know.

So you know something that the scientific community doesn't know...hmm ..interesting

[TheMcGuffin]

So you know something that the scientific community doesn't know...hmm ..interesting

Yes, I do, at least more than most of them know, and I have known for many years.

Some of the scientists do know and have for a long time. Yes, I know more about it that many in the scientific community, which is hardly a community at all in any case but a diverse collection of specialists.

[Chimpanzee]

ORLANDO, Fla. — The discovery of intelligent aliens would be mind-blowing in many respects, but it could present a special dilemma for the world's religions, theologians pondering interstellar travel concepts said Saturday (Oct. 1).

http://www.space.com/13152-aliens-religion-impacts-extraterrestrial-christianity.html

Heres my strange take on things (please dont report me to the medical authorities lol)

After reading material which I'm not going to link (you can look it up for yourself if interested) I found the ideas of Quantum Suicide, Quantum Mysticism and Information Technology fascinating.

I've kind of come up with the idea that reality is just a virtual reality which has only existed for 30 years (my age). It was created just for me by God and its impossible for me to die. This is because of parallel universes where no matter what happens (car crash, getting shot, suicide) nothing can kill me because I continue to exist in many possible realities.

I've come up with the strange belief that I'm locked inside my VR booth having this reality pumped into my mind until the operators achieve their objective. If that objective doesnt look like its going to be reached they will need to continue the simulation. To me that means aliens will be introduced to come down from the heavens and make me immortal so they can keep up the ever lasting illusion until they achieve their objective.

Crazy or what?

Edited October 4, 2011 by Chimpanzee

[Rlyeh]

I've kind of come up with the idea that reality is just a virtual reality which has only existed for 30 years (my age). It was created just for me by God and its impossible for me to die. This is because of parallel universes where no matter what happens (car crash, getting shot, suicide) nothing can kill me because I continue to exist in many possible realities.

So basically, solipsism.

[Antilles]

"Did Jesus die for Klingons too?"

No, just Mr Spock...

[Gwynbleidd]

I don't know to be honest. We could be the "aliens" for all we know.

[jbondo]

I am a Christian and have never had a problem with the possibility of life outside this planet.

I've had other Christians tell me that if there was extraterrestrial life then God would have told us in the Bible. My response is, why? Do you really think God told us everything in the Bible? The Bible is a manual for living not a gossip column. He told us what we needed to know to live a productive and good life. Telling us all the secrets of the Universe just wasn't part of that agenda.

However, if Ezekiel isn't talking about extraterrestrials it certainly seems like it.

[Big Bad Voodoo]

Far as I know Chatolic Church on one Vatcians councils proununce to their followers that aliens might exist.

[WoIverine]

I'm sure there's good aliens and bad aliens, just as there are human beings that lean predominantly towards one way, or the other. If and when we encounter a new race openly, why should we trust them? They have to prove themselves first. Prophecy is an interesting thing, what's to say the "demons" mentioned in the Bible are not malevolent ETs? What's to say that benevolent ETs aren't perceived as angelic? During the time in which the Bible was written, people had no concepts of the universe, galaxies, or solar systems. They had magic, angels, and demons as their only explanations for things they didn't fully comprehend. They simply didn't know what they were supposedly seeing and experiencing and had no other ways to describe it. Revelations states that deception will be rampant in the end times. We can all clearly see how much we can already trust our own governments. I would expect that ETs are also capable of deception.

Edited October 4, 2011 by Spid3rCyd3

[Missile Punch]

I would say that wherever we came from and whatever created us is also responsible for creating them. If they're so smart with their high-tech flying saucers and laser guns, hopefully they'd recognize that and cut us some slack.

[Crypto2357]

I think the word "Alien" is abused now and days. Like most of you have already read in previous articles reguarding the subject, it seems that throughout time, whatever these entities or energy is, it takes a different frame of referance in order for us to understand its existance (demons, fairies, monsters, gods, ALIENS). Besides people who claim to have communicated with these "aliens" and were told that they were from some far off distant planet still have no proof to suggest that they are "aliens". For true believers and followers of religion, this should not have a big impact on their beliefs. But for those who believe the idea that these "aliens" are our gods would probably just spawn a different religion in itself. Dont really know where im goin with this but we should all take a step back and check out our planet before assuming that what ever it is is from another planet. Ive read many articles similar to this one and they all argue the same thing over and over again. We truly will not know until it happens. so for the time being grab a beer and enjoy the ride.