How would alienlife fit into Christian Worldview?

[nnmartin]

suppose one day science can prove alien life, or we make contact with humans or high level organisms from another planet. How would this fit into the Christian theology?

Would the other planet have their own form of Jesus?

 

[cablescavenger]

suppose one day science can prove alien life, or we make contact with humans or high level organisms from another planet. How would this fit into the Christian theology?

Would the other planet have their own form of Jesus?

The same way everything does.

Christians will amend their religious beliefs, reinterpret parts of the bible, and incorporate it into God's brilliant plan for mankind and alien kind.

Then they will give the aliens a book, and pass the plate round.

 

[839311]

Some Christians believe that the Nephalim mentioned in genesis are aliens.

 

[mohammed_beiruti]

suppose one day science can prove alien life, or we make contact with humans or high level organisms from another planet. How would this fit into the Christian theology?

Would the other planet have their own form of Jesus?

metaphorically! yes they can ?

just ask a theologian to interpret a verse metaphorically, that would be exciting!

 

[bjpascoal]

Just my opinion but I think it would be egotistical of us to think that we are the sum of all of God's creation. He is infinite so I can only imagine that there is other life out there.

 

[Adso]

With as creative as God is, I'd be surprised if there wasn't alien life. I don't think it would radically alter Christian theology, although a lot of people would probably abandon their faith.

 

[Photonic]

With as creative as God is, I'd be surprised if there wasn't alien life. I don't think it would radically alter Christian theology, although a lot of people would probably abandon their faith.

Except that the Christian faith claims humans are the pinnacle (actually even more so, claim that specific humans) of life.

That doesn't factor too well with the whole alien thing.

 

[sojourner]

suppose one day science can prove alien life, or we make contact with humans or high level organisms from another planet. How would this fit into the Christian theology?

Would the other planet have their own form of Jesus?

Sure. We'd find ways to expand out theology.

 

[Adso]

Except that the Christian faith claims humans are the pinnacle (actually even more so, claim that specific humans) of life.

That doesn't factor too well with the whole alien thing.

That's not really the case, but either way, it's a non-point. The existence of a species that aren't human doesn't matter one iota. There are over a million different species of animals on our planet; what difference would it really make if there happened to be more on other planets?

 

[Photonic]

That's not really the case, but either way, it's a non-point. The existence of a species that aren't human doesn't matter one iota. There are over a million different species of animals on our planet; what difference would it really make if there happened to be more on other planets?

Can you substantiate that a little more please? I'm curious to know where you are going with that.

 

[Adso]

Can you substantiate that a little more please? I'm curious to know where you are going with that.

You stated that humans are the pinnacle of life. That's not really true. Christianity is primarily based on the idea that Man is fallen and are far from the pinnacle of what God intended.

Anyways, nothing about the existence of aliens would change Christianity; it would just be a discovery of a new species.

 

[Jeremy Mason]

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[nnmartin]

So if there were another planet inhabited by humans would Jesus have visited there as well at another time?

What if they had their own Bible and it contradicted with Earth's version?

 

[Photonic]

You stated that humans are the pinnacle of life. That's not really true. Christianity is primarily based on the idea that Man is fallen and are far from the pinnacle of what God intended.

Anyways, nothing about the existence of aliens would change Christianity; it would just be a discovery of a new species.

Except that I did not make the statement about humans being the pinnacle of life. That is a claim made by Christianity. I am simply pointing out that it would have a severe problem with incorporating a life-form that would most likely be superior to us in every way.

 

[Adso]

Except that I did not make the statement about humans being the pinnacle of life. That is a claim made by Christianity.

No, it really isn't. Please show me were you're getting this idea from...

I am simply pointing out that it would have a severe problem with incorporating a life-form that would most likely be superior to us in every way.

Why do you assume alien life would be superior to us? What qualifiers are you even using?

 

[doppelganger]

Christian mythology is already full of "aliens." God, Jesus, Satan, angels and even the Virgin Mary in some forms are all "extra-terrestrial" beings - personalities that are either not originally from this world as we know it, or that were but now visit from someplace "else". When you read anything translated as "the Heavens" in an ancient text, you are reading text that was probably intended to be a reference to the realm of the stars - what we would now call "space."

 

[Photonic]

No, it really isn't. Please show me were you're getting this idea from...



Why do you assume alien life would be superior to us? What qualifiers are you even using?

You really are going to tell me you, as a Christian, believe that God would put animals higher than humans?

 

[Photonic]

No, it really isn't. Please show me were you're getting this idea from...



Why do you assume alien life would be superior to us? What qualifiers are you even using?

You really are going to tell me you, as a Christian, believe that God would put animals higher than humans?

Is there an animal Bible?


Do Animals go to heaven, have souls, etc?

 

[not nom]

You really are going to tell me you, as a Christian, believe that God would put animals higher than humans?

how does asking what an unqualified "superior" is supposed to mean imply that statement? you are putting something above the other without giving any reason why. are you saying we are "above" simple animals, that maybe big apes are "closer" to us, and that super smart space faring aliens would be "superior" to us? if so, according to what criteria?

 

[not nom]

oh, and regarding the topic: that kinda depends on their worldview, too ^^

"alien life" could mean so much, it could mean anything... actually answering such a question seems impossible... so I think that bridge will be crossed when and if we get to it.