Posted on 03/08/2017 5:26:48 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
NASA confirmed the discovery of seven new exoplanets not too far from Earth, bringing humanity one step closer to finding other livable planets and, possibly, extraterrestrial life. Does Catholicism have the means to survive such a discovery? The pope, experts and theologians say yes. In a highly anticipated press conference on February 22, NASA declared that seven Earth-sized planets have been discovered orbiting a relatively close dwarf star. For space enthusiasts, trekkies and stargazers, the possibility of finding alien life forms just got one step closer to reality.
The tiny “salmon-colored” star is unassumingly called Trappist-1. Held tightly in its gravitational embrace are seven planets, that due to their proximity to the cold star might have the perfect requirements to host the primary ingredient of life: water.
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God is a creator God. Creating is his business.
You sure those are ET’s He created?
Mormonism and Scientology would probably love it.
My faith is only tested by female Earthlings.
If God created us...and Jupiter...it’s hard to believe that He’s incapable of creating anything He wants.
Larry Norman already addressed this:
He’s an unidentified flying object
You will see Him in the air
He’s an unidentified flying object
You will drop your hands and stare
You will be afraid to tell your neighbors
They might think that it’s not true
But when they open up the morning papers
They will know they’ve seen Him too
He will come back like He promised
With the price already paid
He will gather up His followers
And take them all away
He’s an unidentified flying object
He will sweep down from the sky
He’s an unidentified flying object
Some will sleep but will not die
He’s an unidentified flying object
Coming back to take you home
He’s an unidentified flying object
He will roll away your stone
And if there’s life on other planets
Then I’m sure that He must know
And He’s been there once already
And has died to save their souls
He’s an unidentified flying object
You will see Him in the air
He’s an unidentified flying object
You will drop your hands and stare
He’s an unidentified flying object
Coming back to take you Home
He’s an unidentifed flying object
He will roll away your stone
Obfuscation, hypocrisy, and mendacity at their finest.
I’m wondering where Bruno comes off making assumptions like that?
If the Holy Bible, which is God’s love letter to mankind, doesn’t mention such things - why should we ASS-UME that such a conclusion is true?
God lived once and died once. For all mankind. ET’s are not mentioned. And for good reasons too.
Just read A Wrinkle in Time.
If we were to discover ET’s, it would be compatible with the message of the bible. The bible’s message is for humans dwelling on earth. It is not for dogs, cats, caterpillars or ET’s.
Jesus said he had other sheep (John 10:26).
Most scholars say that’s a reference to the eventual restoration of the ten northern tribes “lost” in the Assyrian exile. The Mormons say those other sheep include the Jews that the LDS church say sailed to the Americas at the time of the Babylonian exile. But, maybe those other sheep include some Seriously Other sheepies...ETs?
no problemo with me...
I’m more worried about it surviving the current pope.
Same with Heaven’s Gate Cultists.
A simple reading of the experiences of those who are abducted by “aliens” makes one second guess that they are anything but friendly and peaceful.
Can it survive the current “Pope” is a more pertinent question.
Of course we will have to convert them and bring them the good news
Life on other worlds is the moving target of proofiness.
In times past it has been asserted that not finding life elsewhere would require disbelief in God.
When it became apparent that life wasn’t literally everywhere, and people still believed in God, folks started insisting that finding life out there would somehow disprove God.
As for me, I’m neither her nor there that there is intelligent life elsewhere in the Universe ... I just wish there was some of it in Washington DC!
I’ve known several people who say they’ve interacted with them and they’re not here to help us. I saw several things while in the military that I have a hard time believing that humans built at this point in our civilization.
Published: 05:39 EST, 4 August 2015 | Updated: 06:47 EST, 4 August 2015
"The discovery of intelligent life does not mean there's another Jesus. The Incarnation of the son of God is a unique event in the history of humanity of the universe."
yes thanks for correcting cite number (typo)
as for aliens, i still have no problem thinking they’re probably out there
the universe is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO vast!
hard to imagine they aren’t there....imho.
just my pov.
the good Lord has created some real ODD “loser” type critters (Obama/Soroznazi/Pelosi, etc)..... he could have done a far far better job, really, somewhere else...
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