reply to post by Landru
I see what you're saying, but these things are only creating more questions and are not directly contradicting Christianity.
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Originally posted by nrky
If 'God' made humans in 'his image', then to have made another creature 'in his image' would mean that at least one of them would be
wrong.
LOL, Isn't it about the ultimate in hubris to take that statement literally (not saying you do)! I always have an inner chuckle when that is brought
up and its almost always in the "Yep we look like him!" mode. WOW are we just full of ourselves or what!
To me its just another barrier that has to be knocked down on the path to our maturity as a sentient species. I have always felt that the message
should be taken to mean "We have been created in gods image and since God is everywhere and everything we are but one aspect of that image. Sand,
Trees, Birds, Planets, Stars, Quarks are all in Gods image too. Everything. Do not think one aspect has more Godlike qualities then another."
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reply to post by Helmkat
Exactly. You said it better than I did in my post. The operating word again is 'image'. We don't know what part of image that means although in
man's vanity some want to think of the physical aspects. Since Roman Catholicism is based on 'T'radition and Bible they are uniquely flexible when
it comes to the ET question and religion. Think about that for a moment. If most other sola scriptura based Christian ideologies take the Bible
literally, they might/will crumble under an ET disclosure; leaving Catholicism. Talk about 'God's plan' for Christianity! Those who most want to
see ET because it will harm the Catholic Tradition may in fact see a reunification of Christianity! The old saying careful what you wish for......
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In my book "The Eternal Messiah: Jesus of K'Turia" I start with the premise that life exists on other planets. The theme of the book then becomes:
what will religion look like on another planet? And specifically, what happens if a preacher named Jesus happens to appear? How will the beings on
the other planet react, and how will humans who know of the Biblical Jesus react? Will they think this Jesus is an imposter? Will they try to
intervene in what they may think will happen?
Given the Vatican conference and the controversy about this topic, it is interesting that of all the scholars and theologians who read the manuscript
before publication (of many different religions and denominations) there was little discomfort with the premise. In fact, the belief was that the
book raised important theological issues.
You can learn more at www.EternalMessiah.com
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