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Could Extraterrestrial Intelligence Sway religious Beliefs?
Space.com ^ | January 24, 2011 | Charles Q. Choi

Posted on 01/24/2011 8:55:57 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

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To: ClearCase_guy
"I suppose that some folks might maintain that there is no "hard evidence" for angels or God -- but if they suddenly showed up, I think every knee would bow."

Actually, quite a few would rise up and say "you didn't get me what I wanted for Christmas!" It's all bad, and it's your fault!"

21 posted on 01/24/2011 9:16:43 AM PST by cookcounty (Knives, Guns, Enemies and Axx-Kicks: The Gentle Political Speech of Barack Obama.)
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To: ClearCase_guy
In other words, I think the overweening faith of the secular humanists is built on sand.

A week or so back a similar article was posted. The scientist in the article was a techno-bigot.

He claimed that older people would have trouble accepting the arrival of aliens because we didn't grow up with all the technology since video games. The fact is that we 40+ folks have a long history of accepting new things. Its the younger ideological morons who have never been expected to accept reality.

I think the plot of the movie Mars Attacks is probably a lot closer to reality. The older folks would wisely hang back to observe while the young utopians would run with open arms into alien weapons fire.
23 posted on 01/24/2011 9:20:45 AM PST by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: F15Eagle

If you encounter “extra-terrestrials” or “spirit guides” or “ghosts” or “talk to a dead relative”

you’re dealing with demons. Nothing else.

“Extra terrestrials” used to show up to deceive people and were called “fairies” or “goblins”. And where people weren’ hallucinating, you have the same entities behind those encounters as well.


24 posted on 01/24/2011 9:22:29 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a (de)humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Some people have postulated that the "great delusion" spoken Thess.could be the existance of so called extra-terrestrials. I have no doubt that the appearance of space aliens would shake the faith of many, and cause many others to permanently write off the Bible as fiction.

For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false, -2 Thess 2:11 NASB

We've certainly been primed for it.


25 posted on 01/24/2011 9:23:55 AM PST by Brookhaven (Moderates = non-thinkers)
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To: cripplecreek
I think the plot of the movie Mars Attacks is probably a lot closer to reality. The older folks would wisely hang back to observe while the young utopians would run with open arms into alien weapons fire.

That was a good movie. It was great having an evil alien for a change. It was also great to watch all the liberals try to explain everything away in terms of our failing to understand them when, in reality, they were exactly as they appeared to be: horny little a-holes bent on pillage and destruction.
26 posted on 01/24/2011 9:24:16 AM PST by aruanan
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To: aruanan; cripplecreek

Independence Day, also, showed what happened to those standing on top of buildings with welcome signs...

Just an allegory for the way the left treats all enemies of humanity (ie, Muslims).


27 posted on 01/24/2011 9:25:44 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a (de)humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Logic dictates that given their high level of technical development... ...they're an advanced culture. Therefore, peaceful and enlightened.
28 posted on 01/24/2011 9:25:55 AM PST by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
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To: cripplecreek
I think the plot of the movie Mars Attacks is probably a lot closer to reality. The older folks would wisely hang back to observe while the young utopians would run with open arms into alien weapons fire.

Everybody stood up and cheered this scene


29 posted on 01/24/2011 9:25:57 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

http://www.timburtoncollective.com/sound/mars7.wav


30 posted on 01/24/2011 9:26:23 AM PST by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
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To: F15Eagle

“All green of skin. 800 centuries ago their bodily fluids include the birth of half-breeds. For the fundimental truth and self-determination of the cosmos. For dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.”


33 posted on 01/24/2011 9:31:48 AM PST by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

A friend of mine believes that what the church calls demons, are in fact extra-terrestials, and the church has always tried to paint them in a bad light, for this very reason.


35 posted on 01/24/2011 9:32:36 AM PST by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different)
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To: BenLurkin

Side note -

has anyone heard (or have the link to) the audio where someone mixed the alien’s screeching “ack ack” speech with Hillary’s “I am sick and tired” speech?

It’s hillarious.


36 posted on 01/24/2011 9:32:47 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a (de)humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Fermi's Paradox.

There are no space aliens.

Just us.

37 posted on 01/24/2011 9:33:03 AM PST by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: stuartcr

The actual reverse is true.

What “the world” thinks are ETs are in fact demons sent to deceive and dominate.


38 posted on 01/24/2011 9:34:14 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a (de)humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: F15Eagle
The Bible is clear: Jesus was sacrificed once.

The Bible does not even say a peep concerning extraterrestrial life. It is strictly a Terra-oriented document.

39 posted on 01/24/2011 9:35:00 AM PST by GingisK
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