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I know that old Arthur C Clark line.... It doesn't explain why UFOnauts can break every rule of physics this puts them out of the realm of a physical being. They are not simply extra terrestrials with advanced tech.Any sufficiently advanced technology will seem like magic to the primitive.
I know that old Arthur C Clark line. It doesn't explain why UFOnauts can break every rule of physics this puts them out the realm of a physical being.
I know that old Arthur C Clark line.... It doesn't explain why UFOnauts can break every rule of physics this puts them out of the realm of a physical being. They are not simply extra terrestrials with advanced tech.
Besides, would you not consider magic to be the illusion of supernatural? How do you suspect medieval people would react to a hologram?
Like demonic encounters themselves the whole field is full of deception and lies, so we need to be very circumspect about the stories that we read. Nevertheless it seems that there is a common thread running through it all.I find it interesting how many Christians attribute "close encounters" to demonic activity. In other words, they believe the stories, just not the source of the encounter.
I really recommend it, at least the first two. Out of the Silent Planet is great and Peralandra is even better. I kind of got bored reading That Hideous Strength and never finished it, but you don't need the last book to appreciate the first two.
Out of the Silent Planet explores Mars, which is actually inhabited by multiple alien species who enjoy the protection of a planetary guardian angel and a relationship with God. It's also a critic against the arrogance of colonial mindsets and how against God such behavior is.
Peralandra takes us to Venus where the hero finds that the planet is still in its Garden of Eden period. Right about the same time the devil has shown up to repeat what he did on Earth. The whole story is about our hero trying to stop Satan from deceiving Venus' Eve and wondering what God is going to do about the devil trying to ruin yet another of his creations. This one has a climax I was definitely not expecting.
They're really great Christian Science Fiction stories.
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I've always wondered if aliens existed. Many Christians say yes while many say no. Something I just read stated many Christians believe they do as why would God create such a huge universe? The answer to that was that to our minds it's huge but to God's, probably not. However, despite this, many Christians still believe aliens could exist.
Would God have created aliens and not told us? Would He have visited each creation separately and created a Bible separate for each species?
I read those stories as a child and found them entertaining stuff - but had no idea that there was supposed to be a religious message in them, despite my Catholic upbringing (likewise 'The Chronicles of Narnia'). Kids, eh?I really recommend it, at least the first two. Out of the Silent Planet is great and Peralandra is even better. I kind of got bored reading That Hideous Strength and never finished it, but you don't need the last book to appreciate the first two.
Out of the Silent Planet explores Mars, which is actually inhabited by multiple alien species who enjoy the protection of a planetary guardian angel and a relationship with God. It's also a critic against the arrogance of colonial mindsets and how against God such behavior is.
Peralandra takes us to Venus where the hero finds that the planet is still in its Garden of Eden period. Right about the same time the devil has shown up to repeat what he did on Earth. The whole story is about our hero trying to stop Satan from deceiving Venus' Eve and wondering what God is going to do about the devil trying to ruin yet another of his creations. This one has a climax I was definitely not expecting.
They're really great Christian Science Fiction stories.
Like demonic encounters themselves the whole field is full of deception and lies, so we need to be very circumspect about the stories that we read. Nevertheless it seems that there is a common thread running through it all.
Keep in mind that the word aliens is a way of saying intelligent life and other planets is another way of saying other worlds.Hello
I've always wondered if aliens existed. Many Christians say yes while many say no. Something I just read stated many Christians believe they do as why would God create such a huge universe? The answer to that was that to our minds it's huge but to God's, probably not. However, despite this, many Christians still believe aliens could exist.
Would God have created aliens and not told us? Would He have visited each creation separately and created a Bible separate for each species?
Hello
I've always wondered if aliens existed. Many Christians say yes while many say no. Something I just read stated many Christians believe they do as why would God create such a huge universe? The answer to that was that to our minds it's huge but to God's, probably not. However, despite this, many Christians still believe aliens could exist.
Would God have created aliens and not told us? Would He have visited each creation separately and created a Bible separate for each species?
The next bit of infinite. This goes on for quite a long way.What is beyond the infinite?
In as much as the UFO phenomenon is extremely weak evidence for intelligent alien visitations and extremely strong evidence for human gullibility and incompetence that portion of his argument can be safely dismissed.Hugh Ross has made some very good arguments in some of his books and lectures over the last few decades that they don't exist (the universe as a whole is an extremely hostile place when it comes to being able to support life) and the UFO phenomenon is actually a manifestation of demonic activity / the occult
Humans are curious, creative, inventive, adventurous. If these are part of God's image then clearly he would expect us to explore the universe remotely (as we do) and in person.You are already going down the rabbit hole. There are no other life forms in our visible universe. That is why we should hold true to "US" being made in the image of God. He made us and all that is around us special here on earth. If we need to reach out beyond our boundary,to find other life forms, then we are missing the whole point of what God has given us within our boundary. God gave us dominion over the earth, nowhere else. Lets focus on that first.
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Yes, it's sad that mental illness, or low intellectual capacity would muddy the waters with distorted perceptions and false memories.Aliens are this generation’s centaurs and nymphs. The demons cleverly deceive using the zeitgeist of the times. For us, now, they manifest not as forest dwelling supernatural beings, but as beings from outer space. In the earlier 20th century, when ‘alien encounters’ began, these entities claimed to be from the moon or from Mars. Then, as space exploration improved, they shifted to claiming they have come from another galaxy. Now they claim to be inter dimensional.
It is all a lie.
Despite his sound credentials in conventional science, Jacques Vallee's conclusions regarding the nature of UFOs are as insubstantial as the evidence he bases them on.It's not just Christians, but some of the top non-Christian researchers like Jacques F. Vallee note that these beings or craft seem to be non-physical or extra dimensional, and that the present day accounts mirror earlier stories of demons, fairies etc.
UFOs are misinterpreted natural phenomena or man-made artefacts. There is a small, but finite possibility that a very small percentage of them represent a hitherto unrecognised natural phenomenon.I know that old Arthur C Clark line.... It doesn't explain why UFOnauts can break every rule of physics this puts them out of the realm of a physical being. They are not simply extra terrestrials with advanced tech
That thread is the gullibility of humans.Like demonic encounters themselves the whole field is full of deception and lies, so we need to be very circumspect about the stories that we read. Nevertheless it seems that there is a common thread running through it all.
I suggest the best response is to encourage them to get an education so that you can have a serious discussion with them.After all when you meet other people and they say that life on other planets will disprove that God doesn't exist, it would of been nice to know the counter points to that assumption.
I think there are, on this matter, two equally astounding possibilities. The first is that the Earth is the only planet in the universe to harbour intelligent life. The second is that it is not.Given the sheer vastness of the universe it seems unlikely that one tiny little planet tucked in the corner of a galaxy among billions of other galaxies is the only place where life of any kind exists.
It's possible, it just seems mind-boggling that it would be the case.
I don't think that its a problem to suppose that life might be present on other planets within the universe, the problem is the sheer vastness of space. The distances are such that the idea of aliens flying through physical space as fast as possible (the speed of light) to get here borders on absurd.Given the sheer vastness of the universe it seems unlikely that one tiny little planet tucked in the corner of a galaxy among billions of other galaxies is the only place where life of any kind exists.
It's possible, it just seems mind-boggling that it would be the case.
As to whether or not life actually does exist outside of earth, there's just no way to say. We literally can't say anything one way or another. But it seems reasonable to think that the possibility is good, again, given the sheer size of the universe.
As to whether or not life actually does exist outside of earth, there's just no way to say. We literally can't say anything one way or another. But it seems reasonable to think that the possibility is good, again, given the sheer size of the universe.
There are ways this problem might be addressed:I don't think that its a problem to suppose that life might be present on other planets within the universe, the problem is the sheer vastness of space. The distances are such that the idea of aliens flying through physical space as fast as possible (the speed of light) to get here borders on absurd.
SETI would have picked up signals from any civilisation advanced enough for this sort of thing less than a couple of centuries old, then they have to come from somewhere and no plausible candidates for star systems capable of supporting intelligent life are anywhere near within that sort of range.There are ways this problem might be addressed:
Aliens with naturally long life spans might think nothing of a two century trip.
- Hibernation
- Generation ships
- Frozen embryos monitored, revived and raised by AIs
- Artificially extended lifespans
In short, the considerable distance between planetary systems is not necessarily the obstacle it appears to be at first sight.
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