The Baha'i Studies Listserv I think Mike has summarized the current factual state of the issue pretty well as I also see it.
Jeanine H. On 6/21/2013 11:01 PM, Mike Moum wrote: > > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > Personally, I think it quite likely that there is intelligent life > elsewhere in the universe. As a Baha'i, I agree that the Revelation > allows for that possibility. As a scientist, there is no evidence that > such life exists, and at the same time there is also no evidential or > theoretical reason to believe that it does not. The question is open, > in my judgment. > > The problem is with the statement that intelligent extraterrestrial > life is here with us now and that there is a vast conspiracy to > conceal that from us, and that's why we don't have any evidence. A > more likely explanation to me is that there's no evidence because > there aren't any aliens here at the moment. > > As one pundit once said, with tongue in cheek, the proof that there's > intelligent life in the universe is that they haven't tried to contact > us yet. > > Mike > > > Visit the Baha'i World at www.bahai.org > Visit the Baha'is of the United States at www.us.bahai.org > > > > -------- Original message -------- > Subject: Re: Steven Greer > From: Don Calkins <don59...@gmail.com> > To: Baha'i Studies <bahai-st@list.jccc.edu> > CC: > > > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > And I assume it is the various references in the Writings to > extra-terrestrial "beings" and "creatures". > > I would suggest people interested in the topic read Troxel's paper on > the subject - > http://bahai-library.com/troxel_extraterrestrials_exotheology > Abstract: > Theological statements on extraterrestrial life in Christian and > Baha'i texts, and in the work of Giordano Bruno and Galileo. > Notes: > Abstract: This article discusses theological statements of the > possibility of extraterrestrial life (ETI) in the universe in > Christianity and the Bahá'í Revelation. The persecutions of Giordano > Bruno and Galileo are used to disclose the dogma of the Catholic > Church concerning ETI. Quotations from the Bahá'í Writings are given > to disclose the exotheology of the Bahá'í Revelation. > Author notes that this paper passed review by the United States Bahá'í > National Center Literature Review Office in August 1996. > > Don C > > On Jun 21, 2013, at 7:10 30PM, John Bromberek wrote: > >> I suspect the "real eye opener" is this document: >> >> http://bahai-library.com/compilation_extraterrestrial_life >> >> It isn't from "The House" but rather was compiled by Duane Troxel >> (1996). The quote from "Divine Philosophy" is included there. It's >> rather long and I'd say it looks pretty comprehensive on the subject, >> but I don't see anything there to get particularly excited about. > > > ----------- > It doesn't matter whether the sun shines if you never go outside. > > > > __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-707383-27401.54f46e81b66496c9909bcdc2f7987...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
