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If God created the Heavens and the Earth, and put man and other creatures upon the Earth, how do we know that God didn’t go to some other part of his Heavens and create some other planet and deposit life on it? How do we know he didn’t do that 10, 100, or 1000 times over in different parts of his Heavens?
Life may be rare in the universe, but it’s hard to think we could be the only island.
Well Mars was just an example... we know enough about Mars to know that there arent Christians there lol
My point was that Christianity believes that Jesus is the Savior. It was also quoted that Man only dies once. And Jesus dies to save our Sins. So, if I lived on another planet (Mars or Tatooine), would I believe that Jesus went to Earth to die for ALL of our Sins or would I believe that Jesus ALSO came to Tatooine to die for our Sins or would I believe in a different Savior that came to die for our Sins?
Christianity doesnt really support the idea that there is other intelligent Life out there. Ya dig??
....Christianity doesnt really support the idea that there is other intelligent Life out there. Ya dig??
God and angels are out there and they are considered intelligent life.
But of course you are referring to material life on other planets.
Where does the Bible say anything about there not being any life on other planets?
Where does it say there is? Other then Genesis where it talks about God creating the Heavens and Earth, does it refer to other planets in any way?
You are right. But why should it?
The Bible's purpose is to explain to humans just how God would solve the situation involving sin and death.
Also, please keep in mind that by strict definition angels are extraterrestrial.
In fact, disobedient angels are said to have invaded earth during Noah's day via materializing in human form. So the concept of otherworldly life is not as alien to the Bible as some might imagine. Interestingly, there are even some Bible scholars who consider the Biblical references to the-heavens-proclaiming God's glory-as referring to all of God's faithful servants on other planets.
I'm not saying it should. But I don't think you can ask the question; "Where does the Bible say anything about there not being any life on other planets?". Instead the question should be; "Where does the Bible talk about life on other planets?"
As for angels being extra-terrestrial, that starts out being earth-centric since extra terrestial simply means not of earth. Its my understanding that the concepts of God and angels living in Heaven refer to a different plane of existence, rather then different planets.
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I wasn't suggesting that Bill Gates was God. I was saying that he will not be remembered in 2 thousand years time and that Jesus will be. I do beleive in God, and that when we die we do all go to a heavenly plain. I was just hypothersising (cant spell it) that Jesus may not have been the son of God. He just thought he was. But this would make sense.
If Jesus was the son of God, then why would God choose Earth to send down his son instead of another planet, or did he do it to all planets where he created life?
I'm not saying it should. But I don't think you can ask the question; "Where does the Bible say anything about there not being any life on other planets?". Instead the question should be; "Where does the Bible talk about life on other planets?"
As for angels being extra-terrestrial, that starts out being earth-centric since extra terrestial simply means not of earth. Its my understanding that the concepts of God and angels living in Heaven refer to a different plane of existence, rather then different planets.
Every book has a theme and the Bible's theme is our salvation.
Detailed information about planets and extraterrestrial life contributes NOTHING to this theme. Furthermore, considering the vast distances which separates us from any other possible life and the hostile conditions which exist in interplanetary and interstellar space, it might just well be that God considers such knowledge temporarily or perhaps permanently none of our business. If so, then I guess we will just have to wait until he decides to reveal these things.
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Many of the aliens which appear in Sci Fi films are spirit-like or angle-like beings who seem to dwell in a nonmaterial realm and who occasionally visit planets. Take Q of Star Trek New Generation for example. Or that playful but cruel pesky alien child with all those powers which Captain Kirk encountered. Or that other alien whom Spock's brother thought was God? How about that ethereal creature who was female and fell in love with the stranded human on that planetoid. I have read of hypothetical alien intelligences which span whole star systems. So the term extraterrestrial is not restricted to material planet-dwelling nonhumans.
Where does the Bible say anything about there not being any life on other planets?
It doesnt exactly. But the point is that Jesus came to Earth to die for OUR Sins.. so if there is life on other planets, either they are not Saved, they dont sin or Jesus is not the ONLY Savior.
The only other explanation would be that Jesus ALSO went to their planet to die for their Sins. However, this would mean that Jesus has lived more than one Life and has died more than once.
Every book has a theme and the Bible's theme is our salvation.
I think you missed the whole point of my response. You asked the question; "Where does the Bible say anything about there not being any life on other planets?". My point was simply, that the question is one sided. Its a similar trick that pollsters use to get skewed results from their polls. By asking limited questions, the results can be spun in different ways.
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So the term extraterrestrial is not restricted to material planet-dwelling nonhumans.
Terra refers to Earth. Extra-Terrestial means outside of Earth. Someone or something that is extra-terrestial is something not of or from this Earth.
Just a thought,Would God cloud our brain with what may be beyond our understanding or would he give us just enough to let us grow to understand the things we see in our world.It must be frustrating when we do a bunch of dumb stuff! (fight among ourselves for stuff we find in the dirt)!
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