ooooooooooweeeeeee does Shaun know how to drop a bomb in the middle of a blog! Dr. Saunders sends in an article from Wired.com that asks the question of how the religious community would react to visitors from another world. The Vatican's chief astronomer says the Catholic Church would welcome them as brothers. hummmmmmm.... isn't this the same church that imprisoned Galileo for saying that the Earth revolves around the sun?
In the article: many observers assert that aliens would be bad for believers. Jill Tarter, director of the Center for SETI Research, once wrote that finding intelligent other-worldly life "will be inconsistent with the existence of God or at least organized religions." Now that sentiment is fairly common of those outside Christianity.
Theologians respond: Since God created the universe, he would have created aliens, too. And far from being weakened by contact, Christianity would adapt. Its doctrines would be interpreted anew, the aliens greeted with open arms.
The article is an honest look at how Christians might view alien visitors and how their religion might adapt. Excellent questions are brought up like, how does Christ himself fit into the picture? What is the meaning of this visit to our race at that time?
The article is heady and thought provoking if nothing else. Worth a read.
Click here for the complete Wired.com article
In the article: many observers assert that aliens would be bad for believers. Jill Tarter, director of the Center for SETI Research, once wrote that finding intelligent other-worldly life "will be inconsistent with the existence of God or at least organized religions." Now that sentiment is fairly common of those outside Christianity.
Theologians respond: Since God created the universe, he would have created aliens, too. And far from being weakened by contact, Christianity would adapt. Its doctrines would be interpreted anew, the aliens greeted with open arms.
The article is an honest look at how Christians might view alien visitors and how their religion might adapt. Excellent questions are brought up like, how does Christ himself fit into the picture? What is the meaning of this visit to our race at that time?
The article is heady and thought provoking if nothing else. Worth a read.
Click here for the complete Wired.com article
