If we discovered Aliens or if Aliens made contact with us, how would that impact our religions?

[JQ Legend]

But you can't say something exists until you prove it to be true
We don't have any proof that it does; that doesnt mean that its true because we havent proven that it doesnt.

Do you believe the brain creates consciousness? Because there's no proof of that either.

 

[JQ Legend]

What's the first line of the Bible?

Let there be IG thots

theres people who believe dinosaur bones exists to test their faith cause the planet can't possibly be millions of years old.

Realities and dimensions are two different things. You're aware of this correct?

Why do you say realities as if there's more than 1?

Reality is reality, there is no plural.

And how are time and energy dimensions?

Time I could maybe see since it's a measurement like height, width and depth.

But energy is what the universe is made out of, or what matter breaks down into if u want to be technical. How is that a 5th dimension?

 

[Breh13]

For the main religions?

Doubt for sure.

 

[Neuromancer]

Let there be IG thots





Why do you say realities as if there's more than 1?

Reality is reality, there is no plural.

And how are time and energy dimensions?

Time I could maybe see since it's a measurement like height, width and depth.

But energy is what the universe is made out of, or what matter breaks down into if u want to be technical. How is that a 5th dimension?

I have no proof that there is only one reality tbh.

The universe isn't made out of every, matter doesn't break down. It transforms. Energy has its own properties and it's own rules that are different than matter. When I say energy I should probably be specific and say the electromagnetic spectrum.

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

It would only affect fundamentalist adherents who read texts literally. There was a study done on this subject back in the 80's IIRC. The sample-size was too small to be of any value.

There is, however, a book written by the guy who designed the United State's policy regarding 'first-contact' that has something to say about it.....

Basically, on a theological level, there wouldn't be much of an impact, but, on a cultural level, it would be "astronomical".

The breakdown starts on page 155.

Theists have been debating the issue since the 18th Century at the very least.​

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

in the beginning, god created the heavens and the earth

That's actually not what it states. English translations didn't quite get it correct since their understanding of the nuances of the language was stunted, however, since most people rely on these translations to make sense of the text, traditionally, that's what most people state IS the first line.

The whole question about whether the text talks about other planets is superfluous as it isn't a science book.

This doesn't mean that there ISN'T life on other planets, just that the text doesn't address that subject and can't be used to affirm/deny it. That would be yet another example of reading the text 'out-of-context' and the invalid application of eisegesis rather than exegesis.​

 

[FLYINHAWAIIAN]

Do you believe the brain creates consciousness? Because there's no proof of that either.

The difference here is that consciousness is an inanimate thing. Thats almost like asking someone to prove love exists.
What we classify as consciousness can be proven; but it being inanimate, its not a physical thing you can prove

 

[BlackDiBiase]

i think it will only make those who have faith more faithful to the way of the righteous.

 

[Dad]

I always believed that angles were aliens

 

[WaveCapsByOscorp™]

Maybe they have and it already has impacted our idea of religion and spirituality?

 

[Champagne Kudo]

Idk but if those aliens can’t teach me a kamehameha

 

[904]

What if the alien life is just microscopic?

Would that have any affect on religion?

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

Maybe they have and it already has impacted our idea of religion and spirituality?

The movies 'Prometheus', '2001: A Space Oddyssey', and 'The Knowing', among others, have already explored that possibility.

This type of thinking is actually gnostic in-nature.​

 

[⠝⠕⠏⠑]

How does existence of another life form negate belief in an omnipotent, omniscient being?

Just say God made the aliens too along with multiple galaxies and worlds and realities and dimensions.

Problem solved.

 

[JOHN.KOOL]

Go deep into the Alien rabbit hole. Many people believe in Aliens but don't spend anytime studying supposed evidence of Aliens. There are many many mnay accounts of close encounters and abductions by Alien crafts and beings, and many of them are indeed false, but over the years there has also built up a very very large amount of encounters that are real and cannot be explained. Once you have spend time studying that study into demonology and you will see how Alien encounters are EXACTLY like demon encounters from today all the way back to ancient times, the happenings, the circumstances, the physical and psychological effects are all exactly the same.

The 'crafts' and the beings in these real and unexplained encounters do not behave like physical beings and the crafts do not behave like physical objects, its resembles something more spiritual, they don't behave like physical things, extra terrestrial beings or craft but rather extra dimensional.

Thirdly the messages passed on by these Alien beings, whether during an abduction experience or by channelling, which is indistinguishable from cases of demonic possesion, are all about ascending to higher level consciousness and a global shift in human consciousness. These are messages that have been championed within the occult and New Age movements for years. These 'alien' beings come here supposedly to spread new age and occult propaganda? They also talk about the religions of the world being the thing holding man back from ascending to these higher levels of consciousness and they routinely deny the divinity of Jesus Christ.

Lastly the many many many cases of these alien encounter and abduction experiences ending when the victim utters or calls on or in cases even thinks the name Jesus Christ.