Alien Question for Atheists

[brewer]

I've always said I have a low burden of proof for God. I just need God to say something to me, or give a weather report that more than one person hears.

But such a cosmic coincidence might be good enough. Again, its just mind bogglingly unlikely.

It will be fair to cloudy with sunshine, rain or snow.

[CapnAwesome]

What would be even more amazing than the aliens have a christian like religion would be if they looked exactly like humans. It's a standard trope in sci-fi which we all take for granted but the chances of that happening are negligible.

I'd be blown away by that too, but there could be evolutionary reasons for that to happen. Fingers are neccesary for tool use, upright walking for distance travel, etc. So I'd be shocked for sure, but I'd say a Christian like religion I'd put it in the realm of so shocking as to be miraculous.

I don't understand the attitude of some atheists who are like "nothing can convince me"

Actually my burden of proof is quite low. I'd say about the same as the existence of any other sort of creature, maybe even less.

But the 'evidence' offered by theists falls way way short of that.

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I've always said I have a low burden of proof for God. I just need God to say something to me, or give a weather report that more than one person hears.

But such a cosmic coincidence might be good enough. Again, its just mind bogglingly unlikely.

It will be fair to cloudy with sunshine, rain or snow.

If god gave a cosmic weather report, announced from the heavens, or beamed into the whole worlds brain. That would be pretty convincing.

[brewer]

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It will be fair to cloudy with sunshine, rain or snow.

If god gave a cosmic weather report, announced from the heavens, or beamed into the whole worlds brain. That would be pretty convincing.

What would need to be it's accuracy percentage?

[Catholic_Lady]

...No, I'm thinking God would have taken form as one of their own species on their own planet, and had a different name, and didn't die on a cross...

And there go the goalposts! From the OP:

...the predominant religion in their planet is very compatible with Christianity...

The death and resurrection of Jesus is the keystone of Christianity If the alien Jesus didn't die on the cross, their religion is in no way compatible with your particular flavour of Christianity.

Yes, the death and resurrection would still have happened. Just not by way of a cross, since this is another planet and I assume they would have different means of execution.

[The Grand Nudger]

Aliens from the other side of a big lake, or the other side of a big galaxy......I don;t see why it would matter.

The reason that I;m not a christian has nothing to do with how hilariously wrong the religion gets everything....it has everything to do with what my reaction would be if it had gotten anything right. There's a sky wizard in dereliction of duty because he prefers his mortal drama? The solution to a mountain of human inequity is to string up the better man?

Pass. I don;t care where the salesman is from. The vatican, de moines, or alpha centauri.

[Catholic_Lady]

What would be even more amazing than the aliens have a christian like religion would be if they looked exactly like humans. It's a standard trope in sci-fi which we all take for granted but the chances of that happening are negligible.

I'd be blown away by that too, but there could be evolutionary reasons for that to happen. Fingers are neccesary for tool use, upright walking for distance travel, etc. So I'd be shocked for sure, but I'd say a Christian like religion I'd put it in the realm of so shocking as to be miraculous.

I don't understand the attitude of some atheists who are like "nothing can convince me"

Actually my burden of proof is quite low. I'd say about the same as the existence of any other sort of creature, maybe even less.

But the 'evidence' offered by theists falls way way short of that.

My bold.

Yeah. It's the same exact attitude as some religious folks take when they act like nothing could ever convince them that something about their religious beliefs is wrong. A person who genuinely seeks truth wouldn't turn a blind eye to strong evidence that points in a different direction as what they already think is true. I suppose people like that exist in all groups.

[The Grand Nudger]

Aliens with stories isn;t strong evidence, it;s more of exactly the same evidence.

[Mystic]

Aliens with stories isn;t strong evidence, it;s more of exactly the same evidence.

Given all anthropologist say Shaman figures were part of all human history all around the world. Then.. 

Yeah... if naturalism is true, it's not highly unlikely that we find mirror images of our religion else where.

That is why I said, you have to investigate the truth of the book and see if it's divine.

It's like the miracles of Moses vs the sorcerers magic,  sure some similarity, but are they on par?

You have to analyze the holy book... no matter how alike the structure of the religion is.

[The Grand Nudger]

It's like the miracles of Moses vs the sorcerers magic,  sure some similarity, but are they on par?

They sure are.

[Mystic]

It's like the miracles of Moses vs the sorcerers magic,  sure some similarity, but are they on par?

They sure are.

What proof is possible for you?