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By Billy Booth, About.com Guide to UFOs / Aliens since 2005

Would You Change, if... ?

Wednesday October 24, 2007
Well, here we go again. It seems like the subject of UFOs and religion is just about everywhere these days, and I suppose it is a very important subject to consider, especially since we are hearing more and more about possible contact with extraterrestrial intelligence. I ran across an article, titled If Ruins Of An Ancient Civilization Are Discovered On Mars, Will You Lose Your Religion?, and it deals specifically with the question in its title. We have discussed this before in this forum, and I noticed it brought out some interesting, if at times, heated discussions on the subject. This is the way it is with one's religion or political views-we always hit a sensitive spot there.

Let's think about this for a moment. The article brings out a scenario that could also be applied to any discovery of extraterrestrial civilizations, whether by direct physical proof, or radio contact. The same principles apply in both cases. What difference would it make in your beliefs? Not withstanding the global ramifications on the economy, country to country relationships, and more. What about you? If one believes in one Supreme Being, do we have to believe that God only created an intelligent race of beings on this planet? Could He not have also created a race on some far distant world? Would He be obliged to tell us about it? Are we in a need to know situation? Or, are there things that only He knows, and we are not to know? Would a confirmation of life beyond our world really upset you, and change you as a person? Tell us what you think about this.

Comments

October 24, 2007 at 2:38 am
(1) Sharon says:

Just to start off….Tecnology of the ‘visitors’ are beyond the tecnology of this world…but why settle for anything less than what God has to offer?…ie..Jer 33:3..’Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you GREAT and UNSEARCHABLE things you do not know’.

Sharon.
Sharon.

October 24, 2007 at 2:40 am
(2) Sharon says:

I think that’s an offer too good to refuse!

Sharon.
Sharon.

October 24, 2007 at 12:16 pm
(3) R- says:

I’m a bit surprised at this question from you. I realize it is not your paper, but it is time we stand up and, more importantly, WAKE UP (literally) to the fact that our World is an artificial reality. There have been millions of other civilizations across the universe, but that is over now. Now it is about Earth and freeing ourselves from the shackles of this world. Research!

October 24, 2007 at 6:32 pm
(4) Linda says:

I can’t see what someone’s religious beliefs would have to do with the existence or non-existence of ETs or interdimensional beings or whatever is out there. We have barely begun to explore our full potential outside of survival mentality. Who’s to say that there couldn’t be intelligent life forms out there that are more “advanced” than we are. And if they exist why would we have to think of them as angels or demons or whatever?

October 24, 2007 at 6:33 pm
(5) Linda says:

To R: Any links or references you would care to share. Thanks.

October 24, 2007 at 10:19 pm
(6) Sharon says:

To R;
Yes, we have instructions to ’stay awake’ and the Bible does speak of the ‘Matrix’ (being womb) and also speaks of the birthing out of that womb, and yes, the ways of the world have people in bondage…(more so than they can even imagine!!!!) but what do you mean by ‘there have been..’?
The Bible has written about the beings coming down from the heavens and ‘hybriding’ with the human race and how God was so angry that He destroyed just about everything. Yes there are aliens but just because their technolgy is more advanced doesn’t make them any ‘higher’ than people on earth. In fact, judging by some of the abduction reports, I would think that most humans have a better moral standing than they have portrayed! It is written that in the end times, the anti-Christ will suppress the truth and actually order, those who do not take his mark,to be killed! (ie..the ‘resistance’…the Christians). IF RELIGION DIDN’T MATTER THEN WHY DOES THE anti-CHRIST GO TO SO MUCH TROUBLE TO DESTROY IT????! That fact should strengthen your faith! The expression ‘King of kings and Lord of lords’ is not just attributted to earth. Do you remember the movie ‘Star Wars’ where the leader had a council of men around him..with that in mind, think of(as it is written) the Lord with the twenty four elders around Him. It is not just a fairy tale…He, and the majesty that surround Him is overwhelming…to the point that some have fallen to the floor with their face pressed on the ground. He IS the One that rules the universe! That is why satan tries so hard to ‘dis-acknowledge’ that. Everytime you start moving away from that fact..that is the spirit of anti-Christ pulling you away.
Haven’t you noticed that over the years it has been like a ‘conditioning’ that everytime you hear about the ‘Bible’ that you say ‘go..I don’t want to hear..you Christians!’ Sound familiar?.. See..he’s already working.

Sharon.
Sharon.

October 24, 2007 at 11:26 pm
(7) Linda says:

http://www.21stcenturyradio.com/t-ufos-c2-vaticanmufon.html This is an article that offers a perspective on the relationship between Christian religion and ufos. I think it is on the mufon website.

October 25, 2007 at 12:27 am
(8) Linda says:

http://www.newdawnmagazine.info/Article/Venus_Transit.html Yet another perspective To Billy, I apologize for all these postings - the topics of world religions, things we cannot explain, and conceptualizations of reality are fascinating to me, and there are so many points of view.

To R: I found an article in the New Dawn magazine about our political and economic matrix. When you say we need to wake up is this what you mean?

October 25, 2007 at 2:30 am
(9) Linda says:

This is my last posting on this comment thread. ” As Faraday said, “Nothing is too wonderful to be true if it be consistent with the laws of nature.” ”

The above is the closing statement of the article to be found at this link:
http://www.nhne.org/news/NewsArticlesArchive/tabid/400/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/287/Why-Is-The-Universe-LifeFriendly.aspx It takes some time to read, but I found it to be time well spent.

October 29, 2007 at 3:38 pm
(10) bert says:

To imply that men can be privy to understanding what God really is, is to put God in a box.
There are Quantum physicists who propound that our “reality”is much like Gods dream…..or our dream collectively….
Mulitversial thinking requires a multiversial understanding of what we mean by the very term “God.”
When the bible tells us that God forknew everything at its inceptionary thought May we then entertain the concept that we could just possibly BE that very knowledge itself…
God is outside of TIME…..
This too seems an important clue to men yet they fail to take full cognisance of the ramifications of the concept…I assume this to mean our linear time continum in three dimensions….To embody the concept of God with an old dude in a toga and beard who is powerful and all wise etc..is OUR folly….
We cannot deny the physical evidence of the earths long and varied geological record.And civilzations whose ends we know not…that we are not the first and foremost creations …..
So with the multiverse the same…
I simply defy anyone to prove that it all isnt just a twinkle and a passing thought of the actual spirit whom we address as our GOD.

October 29, 2007 at 6:03 pm
(11) Bonnie says:

I believe God created heaven and earth. The Bible tells us about life here on our earth, not about the other worlds he created in the universe. Of course there are other worlds and life forms… I bet we weren’t the first.

October 29, 2007 at 8:41 pm
(12) Sharon says:

Bert,

Yes, God is outside of Time (how the world perceives Time) but it would be ‘folly’ on our behalf to assume that the Lord would NOT use conventional methods of Time travel. It is written that ..’the Lord BOWED the heavens and came down..’ (A little bit of bending space going on there). Another ‘With the Lord, a thousand years can be a day and a day can be a thousand years’..another reference to Time travel. Of course He can see what is happening in the future…He went back and had it written in, what we call now, the old scripts. (Quantum physics is only at it’s ‘birthing’ stage.) God is spirit but can take the form of whatever He wants (or a host prepared for Him). It would also be ‘folly’ to assume that He WOULDN”T take the form of an ‘old dude’. The ‘book of Enoch’ describes Him in yet another form…describes the place where He was abiding…up in the heavens.

I am going write something that I have posted before so those who have read it..ignore if you feel the urge.

A man from the future took his DNA and formed an embryo. He then chose a time frame..and a surrigant for that embryo.
The baby grew up to be the man that went back in time…

This would make him father AND son,
Two entities…yet they be one.

The Lord, being the Master of Time..the ‘Light’…can command whatever pleases Him.

Sharon.
Sharon.

October 30, 2007 at 2:37 am
(13) Phil says:

Billy,

First of all thank you for tracking all of the sightings that take place in the world. People need to know the truth.

I have learned that just because you learn that ets exist, does not mean God does not. Learning that ets exist means that God has been a very busy God, creating all kinds of intelligent lifeforms throughout His universes and dimensions.

A better title would be, If several races of ancient intelligent extraterrestrial and terrestrial beings were found currently living on Earth, will you lose your religion?

God gave humans the knowledge we need to know in the holy bible. The bible is our instruction manual for how we should live our lives and accept Him as our creator and for Christians like me, to accept His son Jesus Christ as my lord and savior. Ets and ufos are mentioned in the bible only not in those terms but the terms from the times they were written. The men who wrote the books of the bible were considered righteous. God is omnipresent meaning He is everywhere all the time and exists in everything. I personnally believe God is light, so bright, only the saints who are angels can look upon Him, and more importantly God is love.

We are spirits or souls having a physical experience called life. God hears and answers our prayers.

I know ets exist and I know God exists. Both have proven this to me many times throughout my life. Like Billy Joel sings, You gotta have faith.

Phil

October 30, 2007 at 3:48 am
(14) rob in texas says:

i wanna talk about kecksberg mid 60s craft recovered the very next day the govenor of pa is seen at the lbj ranch with a few guys twining,forrestal werner von braum,curtis lemay,hoyt vandenberg and other majestic 12 members i dont think they were talking barbeque oh yeah there were also 4 smokin contrails from nasa bases direct to austin some guy named goddard might have been one of them now judge judy says nasa was witholding info back then it was in the paper last week somebodys sueing under freedom of info act houston we have a problem

October 30, 2007 at 3:46 pm
(15) Dennis says:

Does it not say in the Christian Bible, ‘He will judge from one end of the Heavens to the other” To me that answers the question that we are not alone.

Dennis

November 8, 2007 at 2:27 pm
(16) DREAMING MAN says:

Great positve comments! Any mystery or unknown that mortal humans encounter only serves to Magnify & Quantify the Lord Almighty. For He is great, & His love enduring.

November 12, 2007 at 12:38 pm
(17) gabbodega says:

Since childhood we are being endoctrinated about the truth in various religions.

But noone knows exactly what really is the truth.

But the fact that human is the dominant specie in the planet who have the ability to create or destroy. We need the guidance of a more Superior Being to avoid a certain destruction of our civilization.

Whether it’s true or not, we need the rule of one Supreme Being since we are not yet spiritually mature enough to rule ourselves.

gabbodega

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