Right. This seems serious enough but not quite serious to fit in serious. So I'll roll the dice and see what I get here.

More specifically this question is related to the christian faith aspect of religion. The bible is a human-centric creation, placing humans at the heart of everything, the world was made for them by god to do as they please and so on and so forth.

Now, let's say that by chance, we make first contact. There's an actual starship hanging up in the skies and a species obviously not from this world show up out and about.

Now, I ask, how do you suppose the christain faith would handle this?

Because there is nothing in the bible whatsoever that could likely even be remotely attributed to describing or hinting at a xenobiological life form, therefore rendering the idea of alien life forms to christians as not possible. But, let's give some benifit of the doubt here, and say that the christian population is accepting to these strangers from a strange land.

And they try to say, I dunno, convince said aliens of the christian faith.

My two questions are,

1. Does it not seem a little rickety that the bible is so human-centric and neglects the possibility of other life forms beyond our planet?

2. What do you suppose would happen if said aliens called it a load of bullshit?

Genuine questions here people.

Aliens are probably looking at Earth right now, laughing their asses off at humanity.

They probably have their own reality TV shows about us.

Now where have I heard that before?

2. What do you suppose would happen if said aliens called it a load of bullshit?

They'd be correct and the Christians would cry

Would try be treated like any other animal on Earth?

Humans are still number one, but aliens can exist.


1. I imagine it's because everything took place on Earth, and the idea of aliens wasn't even thought of long ago.

2. Not really sure. Die hard Christians just call the aliens a fun assortment of names, but the aliens don't really care.

Quote from: A Cheese Potato on March 04, 2015, 04:50:28 PM

Well if they call it bullshit we can set up fedora trade routes

Think about it though. How would any religious faith in general handle being rejected by a xenobiological life forms and tangible, real visitors to our planet?

What would they use to refute themselves since there is no religion on the planet that even mentions the possibility of extraterrestrial life?

I don't think I can really say anything on that, since I already have my own reasons to not have faith in a religion. So I'm kind of biased to just agree with the aliens.

*tips intergalactic fedora*

Humans are still number one, but aliens can exist.

Key question here, how could we be number one if an interstellar species shows up on our doorstep boasting technology a hell of a long ways farther along than ours?

Quote from: Sandtrap on March 04, 2015, 04:52:36 PM

Quote from: A Cheese Potato on March 04, 2015, 04:50:28 PM

Well if they call it bullshit we can set up fedora trade routes

What would they use to refute themselves since there is no religion on the planet that even mentions the possibility of extraterrestrial life?

If I'm not mistaken the Vedic religions leave the possibility open.

Not exactly sure about Hinduism but, from what I understand, Buddhism would be rather accepting when it comes to extraterrestrials.

Quote from: SexyBarracuda on March 04, 2015, 05:02:40 PM

Quote from: Sandtrap on March 04, 2015, 04:52:36 PM

Quote from: A Cheese Potato on March 04, 2015, 04:50:28 PM

Well if they call it bullshit we can set up fedora trade routes

What would they use to refute themselves since there is no religion on the planet that even mentions the possibility of extraterrestrial life?

If I'm not mistaken the Vedic religions leave the possibility open.

Not exactly sure about Hinduism but, from what I understand, Buddhism would be rather accepting when it comes to extraterrestrials.

I'll have to see if I can find the source again but I think Hinduism leaves it open.

What makes you assume aliens wouldn't have some form of religion on their planet?

What makes you assume aliens wouldn't have some form of religion on their planet?

I never mentioned that. And I never assumed they wouldn't. I was just asking a question about what you think our religions would do if their religion was directly opposed by a greater force beyond our planet. Because let's face it, extra terrestrial life forms would pose the most threat to the ideologies people adhere to because primarily they'd be more advanced then our species.

They'd probably try to fit what they see into the sense of the Bible, which isn;'t hard considering how ambiguous it is

Well the show "Ancient Aliens" has probably tried desperately to relate Christian events like Moses getting the Ten Commandments.........to aliens somehow.