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[url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/the-vatican-on-space-the-discovery-of-intelligent-life-wouldnt-mean-theres-an-alien-jesus-somewhere-in-the-universe-10433527.html ]“The discovery of intelligent life does not mean there’s another Jesus. The incarnation of the son of God is a unique event in the history of humanity, of the universe.”[/url]
I like the idea that the Vatican is happy to baptise alien life, and that it would regard them as brothers in Christ.
It's also very cheering to read that
“The Bible is not a scientific book. If we look for scientific responses to our questions in the Bible, we are making a mistake.”
I'm pretty sure that, if intelligent life from far out in the universe read the gospels, thought "that sounds legit" and turned up at the Vatican requesting baptism, that would probably be the point at which I converted also. It doesn't seem likely, and the idea that, in a universe teeming with God-created life, He has covenanted only with us seems strangely parochial. But there we are...
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The AFP asked Funes about NASA’s recent announcement, which he said was “great news.”“It is probable there was life and perhaps a form of intelligent life,” Funes said.
But, he cautioned: “I don’t think we’ll ever meet a Mr. Spock.”
“The discovery of intelligent life does not mean there’s another Jesus,” he said. “The incarnation of the son of God is a unique event in the history of humanity, of the universe.”
I think we can safely class this under making it up as we go along....
making it up as we go along
Almost everyone else on Earth assumes that [i]if[/i] there is other life out there, humankind might learn something from them.
Funes is sure that, crucially, they will need to hear about Jesus, and potentially be saved. Keeps him in business at least...
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He certainly works for one of the biggest multinationals... got to cover all the bases.
But as we all know
That thread title reads like a cryptic crossword clue.
They'll be sending missionaries before long!
..we can't put limits on God's creative freedom....
The incarnation of the son of God is a unique event in the history of humanity, of the universe.
Right. Now I'm no padre, but to a layman that sounds an [i]awful lot[/i] like he just put a limit on God's creative freedom. No?
Graham, be careful, that sounds an awful lot like you may be accusing the church of being (heaven forfend) Hypocritical?
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Funes is sure that, crucially, they will need to hear about Jesus, and potentially be saved.
Well it worked so well in Africa, etc that why wouldn't the Vatican want to reach out beyond the confines of just one planet?
Yes I would have thought most deities would be capable of more than one offspring. Given the size of the cosmos which is, well, pretty big, I would have thought the firm would benefit from having family spread out across it.
God and Sons bring you - The Universe.
Man is still the centre of the universe as far as the Vatican is concerned, quite clearly. The sheer arrogance is laughable.