Would you cease to believe in you're religion if life was discovered outside of Earth?
Probably not, I would just question why they tried to hide it, and why they said that nothing outside of earth of other life existed.
"and why they said that nothing outside of earth of other life existed" If you are talking about Christianity, then you should know that the Bible did not say that there is nothing outside of earth.
Religions would just alter their ideology to some how say "well God or Christ didn't say life didn't exist out of Earth" as some sort of reasoning as to why it is some how valid to still believe the bible (not that it is currently valid). They always change their ideology to fit the times, that's why it's all just bull****.
The bible also didn't mention there was another 2 continents on the other side of the planet with people on them, but that doesn't change anything either.
Religions would just alter their ideology to some how say "well God or Christ didn't say life didn't exist out of Earth" as some sort of reasoning as to why it is some how valid to still believe the bible (not that it is currently valid). They always change their ideology to fit the times, that's why it's all just bull****.
The bible also didn't mention there was another 2 continents on the otherside of the planet with people on them, but that doesn't change anything either.
Human-after-all
Someone is quite bitter during the holidays. Cheer up, old sport. Everything will be all right. I wish you happy holidays and a plentiful new year.
Religions would just alter their ideology to some how say "well God or Christ didn't say life didn't exist out of Earth" as some sort of reasoning as to why it is some how valid to still believe the bible (not that it is currently valid). They always change their ideology to fit the times, that's why it's all just bull****.
The bible also didn't mention there was another 2 continents on the other side of the planet with people on them, but that doesn't change anything either.
The Bible dealt with the times that were at hand. So it doesnt need to be "altered" at all since it's purpose didnt deal with either of those things.
Religions would just alter their ideology to some how say "well God or Christ didn't say life didn't exist out of Earth" as some sort of reasoning as to why it is some how valid to still believe the bible (not that it is currently valid). They always change their ideology to fit the times, that's why it's all just bull****.
The bible also didn't mention there was another 2 continents on the otherside of the planet with people on them, but that doesn't change anything either.
dodgerblue13
Someone is quite bitter during the holidays. Cheer up, old sport. Everything will be all right. I wish you happy holidays and a plentiful new year. I'm not bitter but thanks for the days off.
Well then if the case is that the bible and other religious texts deals with happenings of the time, then how can we follow those same principles today from thousands of years ago? Things change. If you thought the Earth was round and not flat, and other things then people would thing you were mad insane, and might consider you to be a witch or satanic and unholy and all of those things and burn you. In fact, people with disabilities were killed off as they were 'not made in God's image', like people with extra fingers or other 'abnormalities' that were viewed as ungodly. That's disgusting and unfair.
Science is different however. It is constantly updating, while religion stays static; religion it's not rewritten in a massive context and new discoveries and alterations are not considered on a constant basis, even though adaptation is a foundation of life.
I'm not bitter but thanks for the days off. Human-after-all
Ah, there's more to it than just days off. Even if you don't believe in the spiritual aspects, surely you can partake in the giving and the sharing. It's a great time of year.
Well considering that some religions can be proven to be wrong today just by looking at some of the texts etc, in the bible the world is said to be flat and going by the bible the world is 10,000 years old, also using some basic logic it is clear the Christian god clearly contradicts himself on many subjects. To be honest you could show religious die hards any evidence disproving their god and they will just change things, or they will simply refuse to accept it.
Well considering that some religions can be proven to be wrong today just by looking at some of the texts etc, in the bible the world is said to be flat and going by the bible the world is 10,000 years old, also using some basic logic it is clear the Christian god clearly contradicts himself on many subjects. To be honest you could show religious die hards any evidence disproving their god and they will just change things, or they will simply refuse to accept it.xxmatt125xx
The Bible said neither of those things. People of the times believed the world was flat, but it is not discussed in the Bible. Also, Bible doesn't mention how old the Earth is. It was only a conclusion drawn by a monk by reading some of the genealogical sections of it.
[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]I don't see how that would have anything to do with it....LikeHaterade
God made us in his image, etc...
You realize that God didn't literally make us in his image right? I'm sure God wouldn't be limited to looking like a human. not even a really old guy with a wizard's beard.
No, why would that matter? Is there a major religion that has a specific dogma regarding alien life? If not, you may as well ask if you would cease believing in religion if a cow was born with three tails.
I was waiting for that. So why did God make us and his image and not the aliens? I know, I know. We cannot begin to understand God's purpose and understanding. You win. :(
I was waiting for that. So why did God make us and his image and not the aliens? I know, I know. We cannot begin to understand God's purpose and understanding. You win. :(
I still think you're taking this "made us in his image" business far to literally. God's likeness that we were allegedly made in is Consciousness, not physical appearance.
If you believe in math then you believe in aliens. Religion is too irrational for me to believe in.LiftedHeadshot
If you believe in math, you have no ****ing clue whether or not there are aliens. Physicists are leaning towards the idea that the universe is finite in size. Without knowing the odds regarding abiogenesis, the problem is then incalculable.
I still think you're taking this "made us in his image" business far to literally. God's likeness that we were allegedly made in is Consciousness, not physical appearance.
MystikFollower
I'm confused. An image of "consciousness?" There has never been a single person born that was the exact same as someone else.
[QUOTE="LiftedHeadshot"]If you believe in math then you believe in aliens. Religion is too irrational for me to believe in.coolbeans90
If you believe in math, you have no ****ing clue whether or not there are aliens. Physicists are leaning towards the idea that the universe is finite in size. Without knowing the odds regarding abiogenesis, the problem is then incalculable.
Astronomers also just recently found that there are about 200 Sextillion more stars in the Universe than we originally thought, and Red dwarfs (which are basically immortal since they can live far longer than the Universe has even existed so far) make up the great majority. If Life was able to form here to this extent over the course of 14 billion years, then it's probably happened in quite a few other places.
I'm ignorently against religion anyways so it doesn't apply to me. But if i was religious i think i would just commit suicide lol (in the case of cristianity, i can see many other religions accepting this)
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