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To: EveningStar
For evangelicals, the discovery of advanced extraterrestrial life has the potential to be devastating. Humans, in the view of most evangelicals, are the singular focus of God's creative attention and Christianity is the universal religion. Therefore, other advanced intelligences cannot exist.

Well, that's pretty stupid. I consider myself a Christian and hold no such views. IMO the Bible just doesn't address the issue.

4 posted on 11/04/2014 8:50:03 AM PST by Sherman Logan
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To: Sherman Logan

God is all-seeing, all-knowing and all-powerful. Why wouldn’t he be able to create other intelligent races?


12 posted on 11/04/2014 8:57:30 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The mods stole my tagline.)
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To: Sherman Logan
Well, that's pretty stupid. I consider myself a Christian and hold no such views.

I agree. God created the whole universe, not just the part where we are.
13 posted on 11/04/2014 8:58:52 AM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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To: Sherman Logan

Well, that’s pretty stupid. I consider myself a Christian and hold no such views. IMO the Bible just doesn’t address the issue.


Exactly. The author does not know what he is talking about.

He might want to read “A Wrinkle in Time”, which addresses the issue of extraterrestrials from a Christian perspective. So do C. S. Lewis’ adult science fiction books dealing with life on Mars and Venus.


27 posted on 11/04/2014 9:20:47 AM PST by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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To: Sherman Logan

I agree with you 100%, and I’m Catholic, but also agree that the Bible simply doesn’t mention it.

Why the author had to come up with separate views for different Christians makes no sense as (and I don’t want to argue—but Catholics believe the Bible, too) all Christianity is based on Scripture.

What about mainline Protestants? What about Orthodox Christians?

I would contend that Roman Catholics, Evangelists, Mainline and Orthodox would all naturally have the same view, which is, there is no mention in the Bible about life elsewhere from Earth, and the Bible is focused on MAN’S relationship with God, and man is a being on Earth.


33 posted on 11/04/2014 9:30:31 AM PST by Alas Babylon!
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To: Sherman Logan

The Book of Genesis is pretty explicit in addressing the issue actually.
Genesis 6 specifically.

Christians should consider “UFO’s” or “aliens” nothing more than Fallen Angels (Demons). It’s happened in the past over & over again, and it’ll happen again more than likely.


37 posted on 11/04/2014 9:43:27 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
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