It's weird that a bunch of atheists think Christians would be somehow in crisis about learning that the Creator was even more powerful than we thought because he put life elsewhere in the universe besides here.
But there's nothing in the BIBLE about life anywhere else in the universe.
WE are the ones created in God's image; and Jesus was sent to save US. For many believers, the existence of intelligent life on other planets seems to threaten that paradigm.
"Hey, no fair! I thought WE were the children of God! So, who was created by God in his image? Was it we, or these freaky-looking stumpy grayish green dudes with three spindly fingers, giant eggheads and googly eyes? And is Jesus a man, one of us like the Bible says, or one of them?!!?!? Or, did God have to create ANOTHER savior in the image of each intelligent species in the universe that fucks itself up???!?!?"
Our brains aren't particularly well suited for processing the existence of extraterrestrial beings, so we tend to get..."creative". ;)
There are a lot of different kinds of heavenly creatures, not just traditional Angels. And this whole universe is a bubble God made for us to play in, so yeah.
But there's nothing in the BIBLE about life anywhere else in the universe.
WE are the ones created in God's image; and Jesus was sent to save US. For many believers, the existence of intelligent life on other planets seems to threaten that paradigm.
"Hey, no fair! I thought WE were the children of God! So, who was created by God in his image? Was it we, or these freaky-looking stumpy grayish green dudes with three spindly fingers, giant eggheads and googly eyes? And is Jesus a man, one of us like the Bible says, or one of them?!!?!? Or, did God have to create ANOTHER savior in the image of each intelligent species in the universe that fucks itself up???!?!?"
Our brains aren't particularly well suited for processing the existence of extraterrestrial beings, so we tend to get..."creative". ;)
And The Vatican came out a few years ago saying that even if there were ETs not to worry because God created them too. Paraphrasing.
There are a lot of different kinds of heavenly creatures, not just traditional Angels. And this whole universe is a bubble God made for us to play in, so yeah.