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No. The Bible is earthbound, though many believe the Resurrection operated on all the universe.
In fact, back in the 1940s, C. S. Lewis wrote a science fiction trilogy, Out of the Silent Planet, involving both space travel and aliens. The science and technology are quaint given what we know today; but you might find it an enjoyable read. Check B&N, Borders, or Amazon.
As to my own beliefs, I'd sum them up as, "It wouldn't surprise me."
Aliens are manifestations of the demonic. I have heard and read many testimonies (some from fellow church members themselves) about seeing aliens. Their experiences are real, but very discernable in terms of a demonic attack.
Do I believe in alien abductions? Sure. But the way many described them, I'm quite certain their spirits are being hijacked from their bodies- very much like an out-of-body experience. What they experience is quite real, except it's not necessarily in the physical realm.
Would it contradict anything in the Bible to believe in aliens?
Not to my knowledge.
Originally Posted by XChristian
Do you believe in aliens?
No, because there's no evidence that they exist. But I wouldn't go so far as to say that they don't exist, because we don't have enough evidence to say that either.
__________________ The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us (his) flesh to eat?"
Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you....For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink..."
As a result of this, many (of) his disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer accompanied him...
John, Ch. 6
From a Christian point of view, four possible kinds of aliens are possible:
1) Good -- not Fallen (like angels). We can admire them.
2) Fallen and beyond salvation (like demons). We would need to watch out for them.
3) Fallen but saved through Jesus. Their destiny would then have been to meet us to hear the Gospel.
4) Fallen but saved some other way (e.g. by an Incarnation on their planet -- this option is more controversial among Christians). This option would lead to a lot of theological discussion.
Having said that, there is no evidence that aliens exist. Or that they are bug-eyed.
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I said there's no evidence of aliens. They may exist many light-years away, but there's no believable reports of them visiting Earth. And no radio signals detected by SETI either.
__________________ Lord, make me an instrument of your peace on this forum. Where there is hatred, grant that I may sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, unity; where there is doubt, faith; where there is error, Your truth and not my personal opinion; where there is despair, hope; where there is sadness, joy; where there is darkness, light. O, Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled by people here as to console them; to be understood by them, as to understand them; to be loved by them, as to love them: For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Last edited by Radagast; 26th September 2008 at 12:45 PM.
I for one don't believe in aliens, and I think that each and every person who has made an appearance on TV claiming an abduction is not above accepting financial rewards for such absurd Sci-Fi stories.
The Bible makes no reference to them. Therefore, they don't exist.
Well, there is evidence of God's existence. None of aliens (so far).
__________________ Lord, make me an instrument of your peace on this forum. Where there is hatred, grant that I may sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, unity; where there is doubt, faith; where there is error, Your truth and not my personal opinion; where there is despair, hope; where there is sadness, joy; where there is darkness, light. O, Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled by people here as to console them; to be understood by them, as to understand them; to be loved by them, as to love them: For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
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