7th Ray, The Creationist and Young Earth Christians will definitely be devastated if an ET appeared here on earth, or even make an attempt to communicate with humans through the SETI program. But it would not necessarily upset the entire Christian religion or other world religions for that matter.
However, it would mean that the present Christian theology would have to be adjusted to include ETs as part of the Divine Plan. IMO, it would be fortuitous if humans can communicate with ETs who are one light-year away from earth. If so, then we can have an exchange of ideas with them. But it would be virtually impossible to get there with our present space technology. The only thing that binds everything together is the factor of consciousness that is the basis of the entire creation. We might be able to communicate with the ETs through the silence of the unified field. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <steve.sundur@...> wrote : Yes, and expanding on that, if, when, life is discovered in another world, that will undoubtedly upset the religious apple cart in a million ways. I am guessing PR firms have been already been retained to come up with game plan, albeit a classified one. But, it does beg the question, if you believe in God, or a higher power, how do you integrate that in. Most people, are used to thinking about God as it pertains to our world, and then, the universe as an after thought. Cognitive dissonance to the extreme. Perhaps that will be the game changer in terms of how people mature in their outlook of God and a creator and such. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <awoelflebater@...> wrote : This is actually an interesting topic and one to which I have, hitherto, not given much thought. Humans can tend to be very egocentric and often figure themselves to be the only humans in the Universe and thus the only ones "made in the image of God". I am pretty sure humans consider themselves pretty special in having been granted the assurance of Jesus that they, and they alone, are saved. Not only this, but many would assert that only those who believe in Jesus as their Saviour will be saved so this limits further the presence of "God" in the lives of others. Of course the logical conclusion from all of this is that human beings are the only ones NEEDING saving and thus perhaps the only ones capable of "sinning". For that matter, are animals capable of sin? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <jr_esq@...> wrote : S3, Those questions are excellent to ponder. Many years ago I read an essay written by Teilhard Chardin that attempted to address these questions. He stated that the entire universe only needs to be saved once. Therefore, Jesus Christ does not have to manifest at the various worlds that may have intelligent beings or humanoids. As such, his appearance on earth was enough to save the entire universe. But this assertion raises more questions than answers. For example, 1. If the Christ only appeared here on earth, how would the other worlds know that they have been saved or redeemed? 2. Does it mean that the mere fact of attaining sentience by any beings in the universe inherently means they would disobey the rules set in the Garden of Eden? 3. If they did not disobey, then would they be living in paradise in their own worlds? These are a few of the questions that I can think of. I'm sure you and the rest of the members would have more questions as well. To comment on your last paragraph, IMO the appearance of Jesus in the other worlds would have to be spiritual within the consciousness of the sentient beings throughout the universe. For the present, there is no worldly technology that can transport human beings here on earth to all corners of the universe. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <s3raphita@...> wrote : Perhaps alien "people" haven't fallen - in the theological sense - so don't need a saviour? Are aliens sinless quite naturally? But if they have "fallen" then it seems unfair that only humans get the Son of God on a short visit and aliens are left to stew in their own juices. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <jr_esq@...> wrote : The Vatican says no. But it believes there could be intelligent beings in other worlds in the universe. This is a new development for the Church which burned Giordano Bruno to the stakes for believing the same thing during the Middle Ages. Why the Vatican doesn’t think we’ll ever meet an alien Jesus http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/08/01/why-the-vatican-doesnt-think-well-ever-meet-an-alien-jesus/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/08/01/why-the-vatican-doesnt-think-well-ever-meet-an-alien-jesus/ Why the Vatican doesn’t think we’ll ever meet an alien J... http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/08/01/why-the-vatican-doesnt-think-well-ever-meet-an-alien-jesus/ "I don't think we'll ever meet a Mr. Spock," the vatican's observatory director said. View on www.washingtonpost... http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/08/01/why-the-vatican-doesnt-think-well-ever-meet-an-alien-jesus/ Preview by Yahoo
