[Pessimist]

Call me sacrilegious if you must, but to me the most likely scenario is that we were seeded here on this planet by travelers from space.

They may have come back to check on and jerk w/ us several times in our past; thereby explaining a lot of what we consider "scripture" - no matter your religion.

The Mormon beliefs seem to me to be yet another explanation of that. In that respect, they'll get to be a "god" when they to can go off and seed another planet.

When you read the bible, its hard not to view the God of the old testament as a completely different personality from Jesus of the new testament. (Old God: "Kill the heathens, women and children included", "Burn me some animals". New God: "Its all about the healing")

So various guys visited; some nice, some not so nice.

Its the only scenario that makes sense.

I always think about that when I hear about ID too. A lot of what we see may well have been designed - but by whom?

Count me as agnostic.

[kidd]

... we were seeded here on this planet by travelers from space...

This idea takes more "faith" than a whole room full of evangelical Christians and a whole convention of evolutionary biologists combined.

[jackv]

Yikes!!

[Dick Vomer]

I tried the "scientific explanation" route as a Biochem major. I am a fallen Catholic and was like you an agnostic ... for awhile..... but as I got older and saw life/death and thought about things such as life, the universe and the shape of my daughters ear while sitting on a beach.... I became a Christian. A very lost Christian... and have tried to find my way.

It seems that the more I try to live as God's cheerful servant, the more of a sinner I realize that I am.

If you'd like a good start into the reasoned approach to Christianity may I recommend C.S. Lewis "Mere Christianity".... It's so strange to have somebody enumerate my beliefs and doubts so clearly. He has a reasoned approach and has helped me greatly.

I don't expect you to do this but it is my hope that at least somebody that is searching for God reads this and gives it a look see.

of course that's only my opinion....... and I could be wrong.

[NYer]

the most likely scenario is that we were seeded here on this planet by travelers from space.

And these folks would agree with you.

George Nouhry would love to find someone, anyone with solid evidence that this planet has been 'seeded' by aliens. All speculation ... but he keeps hoping, like you. Aliens are so much more believable than a loving God.

[Eastbound]

Nin.Hir.Sag? Enki? Is that you? ;>

[Between the Lines]

Call me sacrilegious if you must, but to me the most likely scenario is that we were seeded here on this planet by travelers from space.

That chariot of the god's stuff is so 80s. Don't you know that we are all cosmic tourists that willed ourselves to be born here just for the adventure.

[marshmallow]

Call me sacrilegious if you must, but to me the most likely scenario is that we were seeded here on this planet by travelers from space.

You've simply transfered the question of our origins to another planet or galaxy.

Where did the space travelers come from?

Did somebody seed them, too?

Sooner or later you have to confront the same question, don't you?

Where and how did life originate?

[ladyinred]

Your scenario makes no sense to me, although I have read it in New Age and other occult literature. I won't call you sacrilegious, just deceived, as many are. Do you mind if I remember you in my prayers?

[servantboy777]

Count me as agnostic

Not a problem, we do. You earned that with the first sentence about space travelers. You don't really believe that do you? Your just jerking the ol chain, right?

I'm no theologian by all means, but the Bible studies I've been to, support the living God and his son Jesus. The Holy Spirit is with us now even as I type.

The Bible has layers and layers of messages from God. It is intriguing as they are unlocked during study.

Besides, why would space travelers go through all the trouble to make up a "story book" for us humanoids? Why would they seed the planet, then come back to jack with us.

Would you not think an advanced race would dispense with such sophomoric games and get on with business. The way you make it sound is that aliens from outer space are playing a kind of human chess game.

Count me as a Christian I guess!