Could Extraterrestrial Intelligence Sway religious Beliefs?

Space.com ^ | January 24, 2011 | Charles Q. Choi

[Cincinatus' Wife]

[snip]

Aliens vs. religion?

One impact that extraterrestrials might have on society is in the sector of religion, said theologian Ted Peters at the Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, Calif. For instance, aliens might lead religions to question whether a second genesis of life elsewhere belongs within the biblical understanding of creation. Might Jesus Christ have appeared more than once in the universe? [10 Alien Encounters Debunked]

"It's been argued for a couple of centuries now whether one incarnation of God as Jesus Christ for the entirety of creation is sufficient, with some thinking that God would do so multiple times as appropriate for the capacity of any individual species to comprehend," Peters told SPACE.com.

To see what effects the discovery of extraterrestrial intelligence might have on religion, Peters and his colleagues surveyed more than 1,300 individuals worldwide from multiple religious traditions, -- including Roman Catholics, evangelical Protestants, mainline Protestants, Orthodox Christians, Mormons, Jews, Buddhists and non-religious groups.

They found the vast majority of religious believers — regardless of religion — were overwhelmingly confident that they wouldn’t suffer a collapse in faith in the face of evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence. In addition, roughly one-third of religious people thought that the faith of other religions would be threatened, while two-thirds of nonreligious people thought that aliens would sway the faith of the religious as a whole.

Can space change religious beliefs?

There are many open questions as to how people on Earth might view beliefs from space. Could advances that alien civilizations could bring be perceived much like a secular form of salvation? Might advanced civilizations and their perhaps equally advanced philosophies make our religions feel primitive?.......

[cripplecreek]

Not mine.

God created the entire universe and all that’s in it.

[T Minus Four]

IBPD

[broken_arrow1]

Depends on what the Martians think of the bible.

[Islander7]

Nope.

[elpadre]

if you believe in an omnipotent God as I do, then why not.

[elpadre]

it doesn’r matter what the Martians think of the Bible, but what say ye???

[ClearCase_guy]

There is no "hard evidence" for extraterrestials, but if they suddenly showed up, it would not alter my faith at all.

I suppose that some folks might maintain that there is no "hard evidence" for angels or God -- but if they suddenly showed up, I think every knee would bow.

In other words, I think the overweening faith of the secular humanists is built on sand.

[Soothesayer]

“Depends on what the Martians think of the bible.”

Not much. The Martians have about as many thoughts as your average leftist. After all, they are just alien bacteria...

[Crim]

Bingo.

[Frankss]

What if the aliens are Christians?

[null and void]

Thought you might be interested...

[Crim]

LMAO...I just had a perverse thought....

What if the aliens showed up and were looking for the planet where Christ was born....

Talk about a bunch of popping corks....the libtards would be apoplectic..

[wmileo]

Non religious people always criticize the faithful for believing without proof. These same folks will except the existence of extraterrestrial beings without proof.

Like a uncle of mine used to say when the subject of alien beings in space ships came up.

"Where are they of they have been here all of this time?"

[Alex Murphy]

"It's been argued for a couple of centuries now whether one incarnation of God as Jesus Christ for the entirety of creation is sufficient, with some thinking that God would do so multiple times as appropriate for the capacity of any individual species to comprehend," Peters told SPACE.com.

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[svcw]

Not mine.
God created it all.

[cookcounty]

I think its what’s behind the excitement several years back about “SETI,” whose odds of finding extraterresrials are so thin as to be unworthy of funding.

[Quix]

THX THX.

[MrB]

Might as well ask “would monkeys flying out of your butt sway your religious beliefs”.

It ain’t happenin’.

[Reagan Man]

Hasn’t hurt the Mormons. ;^)