What will happen to Christianity if we discovered a non-human advanced society? ?

Question

I think that through the years Christianity has taken blow after blow from science:

-The Earth not being flat

-The sun not going around the Earth

-The fact that god couldn't have built the Earth in 6 days when a day is defined by the Earth it's self

-The now known absurdity of Noah's ark

-proof that the Earth is older than 7,000 years old

-Dinosaurs

-Darwin

-Life on Mars

And every time they seem to persevere through denial and adaptation. So I want to know, what would happen if there was undeniable proof that there was some form of life that was as sophisticated or advanced as us?

Answer 1

acutally the bible says it alot that the earth was flat:

Isaiah 11:12  

Revelation 7:1

Job 38:13

Jeremiah 16:19

Daniel 4:11

And Im still waiting on christians to come up with dinosaurs. I mean they did roam the earth for millions and millions of years...compared to the earth only being 7,000 yrs old...come on, who is teaching you this nonsense and why are you paying attention to it! You're adults now. ACT LIKE IT!!!

Answer 2

oh god they will still come up with some excuse!!!!

they always do! the excuses they make sesse to amaze me....and amuse me :-)

Answer 3

It's plainly obvious that you are trying to make a statement in question form. So get on with it - spit it out, douchebag...

Answer 4

it wouldn't bother me.

most of those things you list aren't from the Bible, but from strange things some people seem to think have to do with the Bible. ONE human, fallible guy created the 7000 years thing. Just cause he believed it doesn't have anything to do with what i believe.

For reasons i don't understand, many people ( including Pope's) think that the Bible and Christianity does ( and should) represent NO CHANGE in anything.

Answer 5

I totally agree with Trek... if intelligent life is discovered on another planet, our whole mindset, and The Big Three religions here on Earth will collapse or be changed forever.  

Oh you can bet your **** the Christians (and other mainstream religions) will claim that they never said we were alone in the universe, that (their) God created the other life forms as well... but then when we ask the other life forms IF THEY BELIEVE IN "GOD" and if so WHAT OR WHO IS HE/SHE?   That's when the sh*t is going to hit the fan!

Perhaps that will trigger the "rapture"?   Ya nevah know....  

Added:  To Caramel_nuts:  1,000 days is 2.74 years, so ---

6 x 2.74 years =  16.44 yrs   Your math is WAY off.

Answer 6

The late Orthodox Archbishop of Greece, was asked, a few years ago during a TV interview :

- What if scientists discovered life on another planet or even an alien civilization made actual contact with the human race? What would be the position of the Greek Orthodox Church in the case?

His reply was :

- The universe was made by God. Therefore we will accept the aliens as God's creation and welcome them.

A personal opinion :

If Humans made contact with an alien civilization?

The world as we know it would end.

Chaos would prevail.

Humans would realise we are not alone in the universe.

We would either unite in fear of the unknown or religious wars would break out as to who was right all along or not.

Science would take a higher position in our belief system.

Humans would start looking for the truth in ancient civilizations.

All the current major religions would collapse.

..and so on...

Answer 7

We wouldn't care about that. Yet the atheist will be spending a lot of time trying to find out how connected they are to them.

Answer 8

They'd just make up a new Bible like they did last time.

Answer 9

er... I'd like to comment on the fact that God couldn't have built the Earth in 6 days...

I think you get the bible wrong.

Somewhere in the bible is written that one day for God equals to a thousand days of man, meaning, in our own time calculation, it took about six thousand years.

Bible is not something to be taken only its surface. You've got to cross reference it from the old testament to new testament, and I can assure you that nothing contradicts each other.

On the earth not being flat & sun not going around the Earth, I never came across that in bible before. Seriously, it was those people's mistake in the past who didn't read their bible well and just make predictions according to their own logic.

Although I'm a christian, I do think that there's PROBABLY some other lifeform other than us cuz our galaxy are just too big, and as compared to that, we're just like an ant in the middle of a city hall. When we thought the door's the end of the universe, there's always another room, another building, another country, another island, another continent, another earth.

But so what ?

The most important thing is how us human care about each other. What would an alien or other advanced life form do to us ? attack us ?

What i don't understand is people want to know too much.

They think they'll become advanced.

I'll tell you what. The more we become advanced in all technology and sciences stuff, the more our morality degrades.

Err.... I hope that quite answer your question... :D

And when they said things about the earth is flat (like when Jesus said about preaching gospel until the end of the world)it is implied that the world is LIMITLESS and one should preach the gospel until everybody in the world hears about him. I mean, end of the world, people. there isn't any. What He meant must be you should go EVERYWHERE, something like that...

and about 7000 years thingy, first God created the world, before human was there, it already took 6000 years. Then there's a period, don't know how long, when Adam and Eve still live in the garden of Eden when they're sinless. Then the new 7000 years of cycle starts again from the point where those two fall into sin and driven out from the Eden. (I think it still continues until now and we're reaching the end of it...)

And I'd also like to add that the earth had existed before God created the light in the first day, and during those time, counting of time hasn't even start.

er...if you're really interested, then i advice you to attend some bible study, especially about the timeline in bible.

I'm not really sure with all these. I might make mistake. A lot of mistakes. I just answer from what I know...

:D

Answer 10

im not into religion as much as i use to be but would like some answers from that question how is noahs ark absurd, who is darwin, and i agree about the dinosaurs. the bible was written by many people and translated by many languages dont you think in translation some folks added there own beliefs. but nothing will happen to christianity to many people believe.

Answer 11

They'd say all those biblical references to sons of god, angels, demons, and strange tribes like the Nephilim; all of them were references to the aliens.

...and then they'd send some missionaries to teach the aliens this amazing "truth".

Answer 12

they'll cover their ears, close their eyes and shout "jesus jesus jesus"

Answer 13

They'll do what they did when they could no longer deny that the earth was round or that it revolved around the sun.  They'll insist that they knew all along and that the Bible predicted it.  Then they'll claim that it was scientists who had been wrong.

EDIT for those who are denying that the Bible says the earth is flat or motionless:

Earth does NOT move, whirl, spin or gyrate - 1 Sam.2:8, 1 Chr.16:30; Job 9:6, 38:4-6; Ps.96:10, 104:5, Is.13:10, Mic.6:2

The Bible says the Earth is flat (Is.40:22, Is. 24:1,Ez.7:2, Dn.2:35; 4:10-11,20, Mt.4:8).

Sure, earlier clerics may have misinterpreted it.  They may be misintrpreting it now, but that doesn't stop you from insisting that every word of that interpretation comes straight from God Himself without stopping in human minds.

Answer 14

They will argue that God created the alien life forms and they will try to convert them!  

Answer 15

The non human advanced society already exists.... angels and demons!!!!!

Answer 16

when in the bible does it say the earth was flat

this is just what the church assumed it can make mistakes

Answer 17

Life on Mars? Err, I don't think that's been substantiated yet. However, as long as people continue to live in fear of the unknown, there will be religion I fear.

Answer 18

ahahaha

Why Christianity? What about other religions, hm?

Answer 19

Genesis states that God created the heavens and the earth...as such he is responsible for ALL the heavens and every thing out there...Genesis 1;1

Answer 20

Not a darn thing, it'll just keep thumping along till it fizzes out into little pockets. You may have noticed that people still believe in Norse Gods and Hellenistic Gods as well as the Christian, Islamic, & Jewish thing. The bronze, stone, & iron age isn't going away for them, no matter what happens.

Answer 21

Your list has been the bane of many church fathers, but not of Christianity, itself. The Bible does not state that the earth is flat, or that it is the center of the universe. It doesn't refer to 6 24 hour days, either. I fail to see how Noah's ark is an absurdity. The Bible did not place an age on the earth, and it does describe a few creatures that may have been dinosaurs. Darwin was just another guy, no threat to God. Life on Mars, or anywhere else, no matter how advanced, would be equally harmless. The Bible says nothing yea or nay about other life.

Answer 22

Dolphins are highly intelligent they live in a very structured society and they have mastered their environment better than Man, they have a sophisticated communication system not to mention echo location and navigation skills.

Man has a great affinity with these animals ! more than most people realize ! .

Cheers Pete