SIGH. Those of you who read my material (especially the biblical stuff) know I don’t bash Catholicism, though I have serious disagreements with it. (I’m here to irritate everyone, not just Catholics). 🙂 I have no doubt that this pope has a good heart, and...
ExoTheology
Ancient Astronaut Nonsense as an Interpretive Filter for the Bible
Jason Colavito has once again directed the attention of his readers to how people in Christian churches have begun to tout the ancient astronaut paradigm as a tool for understanding the Bible. His post draws on the thoughts of a Lutheran pastor over at the well-known...
The Torah’s Teaching on Aliens
I was tempted just to leave the page of this post blank, but some might miss the joke and think there was a malfunction. Those of you who don’t think biblical illiteracy is a problem will want to read this essay by Micah Hanks: “The Torah’s Teachings...
TIME Magazine and (Exo)Theological Ignorance
I saw this essay from TIME Magazine pop up on Twitter today: "Dabbling in Exotheology." The date of the essay was 1978 (unless that's a typo). The essay opens with this question: "Can the "image of God" survive in extraterrestrial life?" Â An understandable one, but an...
Jesus, Klingons, and DARPA
[Thanks to Cris for this link.] According to the Washington Post, the Pentagon apparently spent $100,000 for a workshop on interstellar space travel, which included a session that asked, “Did Jesus die for Klingons, too?” Taxpayers aren’t thrilled,...
Salvation and Extraterrestrials: Catholic Theologian’s Vast Universe
I’ve mentioned Thomas O’Meara before on this blog. O’Meara is a Catholic theologian who has taken an interest in the theological implications of a genuine extraterrestrial reality. I don’t agree with certain of his positions (or perhaps it...
ET Life and Recent God Talk
[Update / Addendum 10/11/2011 – see the third paragraph.] I’m betting those of you who lurk on this blog have seen the recent spate (or is it semi-mindless repetition) of news stories about the impact an intelligent extraterrestrial reality would have on...
Could We Tell An Advanced ET from God?
Famous atheist Michael Shermer asks that question here . It’s a good overview of things to think about in this regard. I am in basic agreement that the existence of an advanced ET would be embraced as God by many, perhaps most. But despite the article’s...
Detection of ET Life: Consequences for Science, Society (and Religion)
This issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society is over a month old. I was holding it for a post but got side-tracked on other items. Several of the articles relate to the question of the impact of ET life on religion. I have screen-captured the...
Review of Nick Redfern’s Final Events
Nick Redfern, Final Events and the Secret Government Group on Demonic UFOs and the Afterlife (Anomalist Books, 2010) Well, I finally carved out some time to review Nick Redfern’s latest book. I’m hoping you all went ahead and bought it and read it during...
Magonia Review of Nick Redfern’s Book
Here’s a sample of how many readers are taking Nick’s most recent book. The review has quite a negative tone with respect to Christians. Assuming Nick is accurate in his portrayal of the Collins Elite, this sort of dark attitude (portraying Christians as...
Pope Okay with Baptizing Aliens
More clear theological thinking from the catholic church. Honestly, this is muddled in so many ways: from baptismal regeneration to the failure to read the clear words of Romans 5:12, that it is HUMANITY that is morally guilty and in need of atonement for the sin of a...
Christian Fundamentalism, Aliens, UFOs: What About Matthew 24:37-38 and Daniel 2:43?
As promised, in this post I’ll be wrapping up my “Understanding the Christian Fundamentalist View of Aliens and UFOs” by addressing Matthew 24:37-38 and Daniel 2:43. My last few posts on that thread have directed readers to my Naked Bible series on...
Understanding the Christian Fundamentalist View of UFOs and Aliens, Part 10
Well, it’s about time I got back to this. When I last left you, I had noted that I was writing about end times over on my Naked Bible blog and that you needed to check out that discussion to understand my hesitation on agreeing with the typical Christian...
Understanding the Christian Fundamentalist View of UFOs and Aliens, Part 9
Here is a link to my ongoing eschatology (end times) archive over on my other blog. I’m still showing how any view of end times is based on guesses and presuppositions. I should warn readers at this point, though. If you are married to the pre-trib / pre-mill...