How would religion deal with life from other planets?

[MMDad]

wtf are you talking about....

"they" havent found life on other planets... yet. and i'm sure it wont be christian.

Your user title is incredibly appropriate. You should follow your own advice.

 

[PsyOps]

wtf are you talking about....

"they" havent found life on other planets... yet. and i'm sure it wont be christian.

Oh really? What will it be then?

 

[Toxick]

wtf are you talking about....

"they" havent found life on other planets... yet. and i'm sure it wont be christian.

I agree it won't be Christian either.


And here's why:


Who says that the life elsewhere fell from Grace to begin with? The reason we needed Jesus' salvation was due to the initial fall of man. An alien race may have never needed such salvation.


And even if they did, they may or may not have received it yet. I've read nothing that indicates that a species must be united with God before attaining warp drive.


And even if they did fall from Grace, and even if they have already produced a messiah to bridge the gap between their species and the creator, who's to say that it was Jesus (or whatever they might call Him there... He might be called Zap Brannigan on another planet) who provided it, rather than some other manifestation of God (or whatever they call Him), or something else entirely unimaginable to man.


Ultimately, if we ever do make contact with an alien species, I think that we may or may not gain insight on religious issues and the nature of God, but I don't think it would nullify or reverse any set of existing beliefs, although perhaps it may modify or broaden them.





Unless they have produced a philosopher who has completely and utterly disproven the very possiblility of divinity. Which I doubt.

 

[greyhound]

I agree it won't be Christian either.


And here's why:


Who says that the life elsewhere fell from Grace to begin with? The reason we needed Jesus' salvation was due to the initial fall of man. An alien race may have never needed such salvation.


And even if they did, they may or may not have received it yet. I've read nothing that indicates that a species must be united with God before attaining warp drive.


And even if they did fall from Grace, and even if they have already produced a messiah to bridge the gap between their species and the creator, who's to say that it was Jesus (or whatever they might call Him there... He might be called Zap Brannigan on another planet) who provided it, rather than some other manifestation of God (or whatever they call Him), or something else entirely unimaginable to man.


Ultimately, if we ever do make contact with an alien species, I think that we may or may not gain insight on religious issues and the nature of God, but I don't think it would nullify or reverse any set of existing beliefs, although perhaps it may modify or broaden them.





Unless they have produced a philosopher who has completely and utterly disproven the very possiblility of divinity. Which I doubt.

My post was dealing with "Spiritism". If you read about their beliefs, they believe in reincarnation until your soul is perfect. Other planets have people that are in different stages of reincarnation. I have overly simplified "Spiritism" but that is along the lines of what they believe.

 

[Toxick]

My post was dealing with "Spiritism".

But I wasn't responding to your post.

If you read about their beliefs, they believe in reincarnation until your soul is perfect. Other planets have people that are in different stages of reincarnation. I have overly simplified "Spiritism" but that is along the lines of what they believe.

Very interesting. I have read about Spiritism, and I've seen their use of various biblical passages to prove reincarnation (although, I think many of the quotes they use to prove their point are kind of stretches).

This, however, is very straighforward:
Hbr 9:27 And just as it is destined that each person dies only once and after that comes judgment.

 

[greyhound]

But I wasn't responding to your post.




Very interesting. I have read about Spiritism, and I've seen their use of various biblical passages to prove reincarnation (although, I think many of the quotes they use to prove their point are kind of stretches).

This, however, is very straighforward:
Hbr 9:27 And just as it is destined that each person dies only once and after that comes judgment.

Oh...I'm not a follower of Spiritism, so you don't have to quote scripture to me.

I had just heard about it and was adding to the conversation.

 

[greyhound]

Hey Tox......

 

[Toxick]

Hey Tox......
go jump off the bridge ya wanker...

That wasnt' very nice.