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Baptising aliens
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Baptising aliens
May 13, 2014 at 8:52 pm (This post was last modified: May 13, 2014 at 8:53 pm by Napoléon.)
Quote:Pope Francis has said that he would be willing to baptise aliens if they came to the Vatican, asking “who are we to close doors” to anyone - even Martians.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/...60632.html

So he'd baptise aliens, but not cats or dogs? What's the difference in the Church's eyes? Why do aliens and humans get souls but not every other species on Earth?

Not that aliens would be stupid enough to get baptised by Catholics or anything.
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RE: Baptising aliens
May 13, 2014 at 8:54 pm
(May 13, 2014 at 8:52 pm)Napoléon Wrote: Not that aliens would be stupid enough to get baptised by Catholics or anything.

We do not know that for certain. Other intelligent life in the universe may not be so intelligent. The fact that we have not seen them yet may not be a favor in their intelligence so much as in their underdevelopment. We have this notion that aliens are supposed to be technologically advanced geniuses, and I would not be surprised if the stereotype is just that.
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RE: Baptising aliens
May 13, 2014 at 8:59 pm
(May 13, 2014 at 8:54 pm)Kitanetos Wrote: We do not know that for certain. Other intelligent life in the universe may not be so intelligent. The fact that we have not seen them yet may not be a favor in their intelligence so much as in their underdevelopment. We have this notion that aliens are supposed to be technologically advanced geniuses, and I would not be surprised if the stereotype is just that.

Well sure, we can't know for sure. But I'd bet that if they could travel light-years to reach us, they might be a bit above the whole religious cult bullshit. If they even think in any way that it comparable to ourselves.
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Baptising aliens
May 13, 2014 at 9:21 pm
(May 13, 2014 at 8:54 pm)Kitanetos Wrote:
(May 13, 2014 at 8:52 pm)Napoléon Wrote: Not that aliens would be stupid enough to get baptised by Catholics or anything.

We do not know that for certain. Other intelligent life in the universe may not be so intelligent. The fact that we have not seen them yet may not be a favor in their intelligence so much as in their underdevelopment. We have this notion that aliens are supposed to be technologically advanced geniuses, and I would not be surprised if the stereotype is just that.

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RE: Baptising aliens
May 13, 2014 at 9:28 pm
Come at me, Mr. Pope. You make me very angry indeed!

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RE: Baptising aliens
May 13, 2014 at 11:40 pm
I heard he had said something like this.
Despite how....um, 'weird'... this whole story sounded, the only thing I found myself focusing on was the idea that "Baptizing Aliens" would make a great grunge or art-rock band name.
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RE: Baptising aliens
May 14, 2014 at 12:36 am
I'm sure he just wants to know where their kids are.
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RE: Baptising aliens
May 14, 2014 at 2:33 am
I think that would be insulting to any alien.
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Baptising aliens
May 14, 2014 at 3:10 am
I'm surprised no one has suggested we take a moment of silence for HR Geiger in all this.

After all, he invented the original baptized Aliens.
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RE: Baptising aliens
May 14, 2014 at 3:47 am
Sure, Catholic Church would be so oblivious as to attempt cultural imperialism upon aliens that are statistically likely to be as far ahead of us evolutionarily, sociologically and technologically as we are ahead of the ameba.

Baptize aliens indeed.

The only thing this pope got right is "if the alien wants, neither god nor the church would be in any position to say no".
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