Christians, UFOs and Aliens

[céline]

We're intelligent life, no? How would we have made contact with another advanced civilisation in a galaxy far, far away? Assuming that's the nearest one

There may be other life, but they're too far away to make contact with us.

 

[AN2]

There may be other life, but they're too far away to make contact with us.

Are you an atheist?

 

[SwordOfStZip]

If you're asking me then I take it that it's a rhetorical question


Well, you're still talking about human civilisations tho, right?

I think human civilisation has linearly progressed. People like to talk about how amazing the ancient Egyptians were but pffft! They couldn't even fly

An argument of Young Earth Creationists, at least when I was a Lass because I haven't heard it in a while but than again it could be an Ulster thing, was that if humanity was around for as long as official Occidental Science now tells us than we would be a lot more technologically advanced.

 

[AN2]

An argument of Young Earth Creationists, at least when I was a Lass because I haven't heard it in a while but than again it could be an Ulster thing, was that if humanity was around for as long as official Occidental Science now tells us than we would be a lot more technologically advanced.

I know that you don't believe me but there are simply no credible arguments for the following;

1. Flat Earth
2. Young Earth
3. Intelligent Design

 

[Mad as Fish]

I know that you don't believe me but there are simply no credible arguments for the following;

1. Flat Earth
2. Young Earth
3. Intelligent Design

...Martin as Taoiseach

 

[AN2]

Musk on the Fermi Paradox


View: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/gKnAVzTqGOE

 

[AN2]

Aliens

Of course, some people would say that the Fermi Paradox isn't a paradox at all and I would tend to agree. First of all, it makes the assumption that (intelligent) life should be abundant in the universe, eh, why? And the rarity of intelligent life is perhaps the simplest solution to the Fermi Paradox.

Take for example what I said to Feuds, for simplicity's sake, imagine it was just us and one other advanced civilisation in the entire universe. Clearly the alien civilisation would be wrong to conclude that no other advanced civilisation exists because they haven't detected any (or us in this case (us being the extraterrestrials from their POV))

And then some people say - but haven't we been emitting radio signals for over a century? Yeah, so. They're still limited to the speed of light and while technically infinite are also subject to the inverse square law, so an advanced civilisation even in our immediate galactic neighbourhood would need some pretty fancy-schmancy gear to detect them.

So I think that the answer, as are so many to the big questions in science, is that it's unknown.

Feuds I think is a Christian (much to the chagrin of Tiger ) and it's been a bit of a mixed bag so far from the Christians but I'd like to know that if you don't believe aliens exist (forget UFOs for a second) then why not, is it purely a religious belief?

 

[céline]

Are you an atheist?

Why?

 

[AN2]

Are you an atheist?

Why?

That's an odd answer to a straightforward question

I mean, you conceded that aliens might exist (or you folded like a cheap suitcase under questioning ) and that is something that I would like to establish as a religious belief, or not

But none of the other Christians will answer, they're all cowards

 

[céline]

That's an odd answer to a straightforward question

I mean, you conceded that aliens might exist (or you folded like a cheap suitcase under questioning ) and that is something that I would like to establish as a religious belief, or not

But none of the other Christians will answer, they're all cowards

I would say I'm a perennial, like René Guenon. I think there is value in all religious systems.

I still believe there are other galaxies, though. Is that what you are referring to?

 

[AN2]

I would say I'm a perennial, like René Guenon. I think there is value in all religious systems.

I still believe there are other galaxies, though. Is that what you are referring to?

Eh no, what a bizarre question.

At what point did you think that I was referring to other galaxies existing, why, r u all there, son?

 

[Mad as Fish]

Aliens

Of course, some people would say that the Fermi Paradox isn't a paradox at all and I would tend to agree. First of all, it makes the assumption that (intelligent) life should be abundant in the universe, eh, why? And the rarity of intelligent life is perhaps the simplest solution to the Fermi Paradox.

Take for example what I said to Feuds, for simplicity's sake, imagine it was just us and one other advanced civilisation in the entire universe. Clearly the alien civilisation would be wrong to conclude that no other advanced civilisation exists because they haven't detected any (or us in this case (us being the extraterrestrials from their POV))

And then some people say - but haven't we been emitting radio signals for over a century? Yeah, so. They're still limited to the speed of light and while technically infinite are also subject to the inverse square law, so an advanced civilisation even in our immediate galactic neighbourhood would need some pretty fancy-schmancy gear to detect them.

So I think that the answer, as are so many to the big questions in science, is that it's unknown.

Feuds I think is a Christian (much to the chagrin of Tiger ) and it's been a bit of a mixed bag so far from the Christians but I'd like to know that if you don't believe aliens exist (forget UFOs for a second) then why not, is it purely a religious belief?

And then some people say - but haven't we been emitting radio signals for over a century? Yeah, so. They're still limited to the speed of light and while technically infinite are also subject to the inverse square law, so an advanced civilisation even in our immediate galactic neighbourhood would need some pretty fancy-schmancy gear to detect them.

Quite true, and it might be added that our signals are pathetically weak when measured on a galactic scale, and if there are other civilizations using the same frequency then their signals will be jumbled with ours and it all becomes a background noise to a third civilisation, if they can hear it at all.

I once came across the the argument that it is as if nature never intended civilizations to contact one another by any means, so maybe be should just settle for assuming there is intelligent life out there, but we will never know about it with our present technology.

 

[AN2]

And then some people say - but haven't we been emitting radio signals for over a century? Yeah, so. They're still limited to the speed of light and while technically infinite are also subject to the inverse square law, so an advanced civilisation even in our immediate galactic neighbourhood would need some pretty fancy-schmancy gear to detect them.

Quite true, and it might be added that our signals are pathetically weak when measured on a galactic scale, and if there are other civilizations using the same frequency then their signals will be jumbled with ours and it all becomes a background noise to a third civilisation, if they can hear it at all.

Yeah, I guess aliens won't be tuning into Plank on Newstalk anytime soon

I once came across the the argument that it is as if nature never intended civilizations to contact one another by any means, so maybe be should just settle for assuming there is intelligent life out there, but we will never know about it with our present technology.

Cox recounts the story of when we detected a signal that we thought might be from aliens..


View: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/Xjw6zvSm4EY

... turns out it was a pulsar (neutron star)


View: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/y6te5Ikn5_c

 

[jpc]

That's an odd answer to a straightforward question

I mean, you conceded that aliens might exist (or you folded like a cheap suitcase under questioning ) and that is something that I would like to establish as a religious belief, or not

But none of the other Christians will answer, they're all cowards

There's no reason why a technological civilisation has or does exist somewhere in the cosmos.
The issue is have they the ability to contact us or interact with us now?
I don't think that there's enough evidence.
Blurry pictures and iffy accounts don't do it for me.
The galaxy is enormous amongst an infinity of same.
The energy to travel around in anything /time that is feasible is enormous.
If a civilisation had such technology it would be invisible to our current abilities or such civilisation couldn't care less and would ignore us.
So personally I think the whole ufo thing is bogus.

 

[AN2]

There's no reason why a technological civilisation has or does exist somewhere in the cosmos.
The issue is have they the ability to contact us or interact with us now?
I don't think that there's enough evidence.
Blurry pictures and iffy accounts don't do it for me.
The galaxy is enormous amongst an infinity of same.
The energy to travel around in anything /time that is feasible is enormous.
If a civilisation had such technology it would be invisible to our current abilities or such civilisation couldn't care less and would ignore us.
So personally I think the whole ufo thing is bogus.

UFOs are real, I seen one meself

 

[jpc]

UFOs are real, I seen one meself

Until one land's in a field and we see a few pics and news vans gathered around.
I remain sceptical!

 

[scolairebocht]

But that will happen and soon enough. The Occult groups behind the alien hoax have vast resources and have been planning this for ages. That could easily include building an actual 'spacecraft', with quite possibly some advanced technology we don't know anything about until now (including maybe some anti-gravity device and 'free' energy system?).

What worries me is the reaction of people after these very elaborate hoaxes come to the fore. I hope it won't be like the vaccine, where everybody assured me they wouldn't take it but give it years of wall to wall media brainwashing and then...

 

[jpc]

But that will happen and soon enough. The Occult groups behind the alien hoax have vast resources and have been planning this for ages. That could easily include building an actual 'spacecraft', with quite possibly some advanced technology we don't know anything about until now (including maybe some anti-gravity device and 'free' energy system?).

What worries me is the reaction of people after these very elaborate hoaxes come to the fore. I hope it won't be like the vaccine, where everybody assured me they wouldn't take it but give it years of wall to wall media brainwashing and then...

That's the plot of the Watchmen!

 

[scolairebocht]

lol Probably the plot of countless movies at this stage, they have put a lot of effort into their predictive programming on this!

 

[AN2]

Until one land's in a field and we see a few pics and news vans gathered around.
I remain sceptical!

It sort of wouldn't be a UFO then would it

 

[jpc]

It sort of wouldn't be a UFO then would it

Yeah blurry photos and Peak a boo = ufo
If my scenario ever happened.
Then it's first contact.

 

[clarke-connolly]

It sort of wouldn't be a UFO then would it

Maybe, Number Plates and the whole shebang !

 

[jpc]

Maybe, Number Plates and the whole shebang !

Naw!
Next move from open borders is open planet.

 

[AN2]

Yeah blurry photos and Peak a boo = ufo
If my scenario ever happened.
Then it's first contact.

@scolairebocht seems pretty convinced that it'll be staged in the near future!

 

[Mad as Fish]

Naw!
Next move from open borders is open planet.

Move along now, nothing to see here -

 

[AN2]

View: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/EM_aICvuKrs

 

[Fishalt]

Clearly plenty of Fallen Angels/Demons inhabit the Earth with us according to the New Testament and the teachings of the Saints.

I see.

Have you ever seen any?

 

[AN2]

I see.

Have you ever seen any?

Woody's experience (post #66) is quite similar to my own, and I think many others..

So, years ago, I was leaving a nightclub walking on slightly elevated ground across a car park, overlooking an expanse of water a few miles to the next shore. Then I noticed a light, the light was airborne although quite low and seemed to be hovering around the other shoreline. Then it started moving, very uniformly, very straight, and very fast (likes miles per second) in a sort of zigzag. Then it disappeared

This was of course well before the commonality of drones (not that a drone could move that fast) and there was no visible source for the light.

And before anyone thinks, leaving a nightclub eh, at 2am, a bit pissed were ya?

Well, I was walking with a friend, chatting away and then both of us noticed it at the same time, stopped talking dead in our tracks, watching it. And then after it disappeared, we both looked at each other and said WTF was that?

 

[AN2]

Are atheists less self-centred than theists?


View: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/q7OV_m-eNQc

 

[SwordOfStZip]

Are atheists less self-centred than theists?


View: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/q7OV_m-eNQc

If outer space exists the way that mainstream Science now says it does than almost certainly there is life on other solar systems, etc.

 

[AN2]

If outer space exists the way that mainstream Science now says it does

You understand how ridiculous you sound right now?

than almost certainly there is life on other solar systems, etc.

It's a big question, perhaps The big question.

Like Cox, i would find it hard to believe that microbial life isn't everywhere, but evolved, intelligent life, like us, could be exceedingly rare, possibly even unique in our epoch

 

[Nyob]

This made me lol


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JE09q9SACa8