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RE: Would theists become atheists if we found lifeform
May 23, 2013 at 8:12 pm
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(May 23, 2013 at 6:18 pm)Rhythm Wrote: (May 23, 2013 at 5:28 pm)ideologue08 Wrote: Angels are not possible to detect, A lifeform that's -impossible- to detect? That seems rather wishy washy bud. If they can't be detected...how did you determine that they were lifeforms?
Quote: Jinn on the other hand can be detected as and when they please, if they are dedicated.
So why aren't we detecting any? Do they all "not please"...siamese style, at once - indefinitely?
Quote: Angels are made out of light from outside the universe
I thought they were undetectable, how did you determine this? What're the basics of light based biology (as opposed to our carbon based biology) - how did they get into this universe, where did they come from (how many places are there to come from beyond this universe), and why doesn't light from our universe also result in angels?
Quote:, and the jinn are made from a type of energy, and they can travel at around the speed of light.
What type of energy? What are the basics of "mysterious energy" based biology? Appeal to scripture to all questions. I could talk more about the Jinn detection since I have detected one myself I guess but it's quite a long story, one I don't really want to dwell on for private reasons. There's quite a few non-sequiter leading questions, can you spot them  Hint: If humans are made up of atoms why can't the atoms from Mars make up humans etc. Don't really understand the logical deduction there but it's all appeal to scripture. Apart from Jinn==> scripture + experience
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RE: Would theists become atheists if we found lifeform
May 23, 2013 at 8:52 pm
(May 23, 2013 at 8:12 pm)ideologue08 Wrote: I could talk more about the Jinn detection since I have detected one myself
Did it look like this?
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RE: Would theists become atheists if we found lifeform
May 23, 2013 at 9:01 pm
Quote:I could talk more about the Jinn detection since I have detected one myself I guess but it's quite a long story
Really? I thought you fuckers weren't allowed to drink? Were they riding any pink elephants?
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RE: Would theists become atheists if we found lifeform
May 23, 2013 at 9:08 pm
(May 23, 2013 at 9:01 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Really? I thought you fuckers weren't allowed to drink? Were they riding any pink elephants? Nah, a jinn interrupted us while I was riding your mum oh ooh oooh He stopped me just before I came. You're lucky you don't have a half brother.
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RE: Would theists become atheists if we found lifeform
May 23, 2013 at 9:14 pm
No, they wouldn't. And rightfully so, since life on other planets doesn't relate to most religions in any way.
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RE: Would theists become atheists if we found lifeform
May 23, 2013 at 10:13 pm
(May 23, 2013 at 8:52 pm)Tonus Wrote: Did it look like this?
You have to love any woman you can keep in a bottle and calls you Master.
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RE: Would theists become atheists if we found lifeform
May 23, 2013 at 11:54 pm
(May 23, 2013 at 7:47 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: I'm confused. How does the existence of extraterrestrial life conflict with belief in God?
I was thinking the same thing. Not all people who believe in a god are scriptural literalists. Hell, even the Catholic Church admits Adam and Eve were fictional. No wonder people think atheists are arrogant, if so many among us assume that being a theist automatically makes one an idiot who can't distinguish mythology from history...
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RE: Would theists become atheists if we found lifeform
May 24, 2013 at 12:10 am
My brother would gladly stomp on a towel head. He isn't as liberal as I.
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RE: Would theists become atheists if we found lifeform
May 24, 2013 at 1:08 am
Christianity has that whole, "made in the image of God" thing, which would make it really awkward to explain to aliens, especially if they are technologically superior to us.
"Yeah, isn't it great? God loved us so much that he sent Jesus came to save all of humanity!......oh......right. You're not human."
On the other hand, my mother used to tell me she believed in aliens because of the cherubim described in Ezekiel. So yeah, you can twist it any way you want to.
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RE: Would theists become atheists if we found lifeform
May 24, 2013 at 5:24 am
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(May 23, 2013 at 7:47 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: I'm confused. How does the existence of extraterrestrial life conflict with belief in God?
Cause in the beginning there was nothing. Then god created earth and heavens with all his inhabitants.
So i think according to them life started here.
And plus there is no mention in the bible or quran about allien lifeform.
(May 24, 2013 at 1:08 am)Praetorian Wrote: Christianity has that whole, "made in the image of God" thing, which would make it really awkward to explain to aliens, especially if they are technologically superior to us.
Very good point. And i assume u mean when they dont look like humans at all.
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