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fuck-head.
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Roberto Dobbisano
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Ted Peters, a professor of systematic theology at the Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in California, considered what might happen to the world's religions in the event of ET making contact. Conventional wisdom suggests that terrestrial religion would collapse if the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI) were confirmed, he wrote.
"Because our religious traditions formulated their key beliefs within an ancient world view now out of date, would shocking new knowledge dislodge our pre-modern dogmas? Are religious believers Earth-centric, so that contact with ET would de-centre and marginalise our sense of self-importance? Do our traditional religions rank us human beings on top of life's hierarchy, so if we meet ETI who are smarter than us will we lose our superior rank? If we are created in God's image, as the biblical traditions teach, will we have to share that divine image with our new neighbours?"
His conclusion, however, is that faith in Earth's major religions would survive intact. "Theologians will not find themselves out of a job. In fact, theologians might relish the new challenges to reformulate classical religious commitments in light of the new and wider vision of God's creation."
"Traditional theologians must then become astrotheologians ... What I forecast is this: contact with extraterrestrial intelligence will expand the existing religious vision that all of creation – including the 13.7bn-year history of the universe replete with all of God's creatures – is the gift of a loving and gracious God,"
"Because our religious traditions formulated their key beliefs within an ancient world view now out of date, would shocking new knowledge dislodge our pre-modern dogmas? Are religious believers Earth-centric, so that contact with ET would de-centre and marginalise our sense of self-importance? Do our traditional religions rank us human beings on top of life's hierarchy, so if we meet ETI who are smarter than us will we lose our superior rank? If we are created in God's image, as the biblical traditions teach, will we have to share that divine image with our new neighbours?"
His conclusion, however, is that faith in Earth's major religions would survive intact. "Theologians will not find themselves out of a job. In fact, theologians might relish the new challenges to reformulate classical religious commitments in light of the new and wider vision of God's creation."
"Traditional theologians must then become astrotheologians ... What I forecast is this: contact with extraterrestrial intelligence will expand the existing religious vision that all of creation – including the 13.7bn-year history of the universe replete with all of God's creatures – is the gift of a loving and gracious God,"
"10 principles? you cant HANDLE the 10 principles..."
Fuck Head! Your avatar got a bit spooky...I said "peel the onion" not your brain bucket buddy, sheesh, we know "you can see the ETs, they're right in front of us all!" to you dear fuck head, they are NOT ufo's they are TRUTH! POWERFUL TRUTH!
Also, fuck head you have great taste in youtubes....especially
~ "The Mutaytor" ~
Nice choice! We like them, we are like them, we ARE them! * <:-)=[~ Rocket on!
Also, fuck head you have great taste in youtubes....especially
~ "The Mutaytor" ~
Nice choice! We like them, we are like them, we ARE them! * <:-)=[~ Rocket on!
I'm the MAN in a truck, burner who is stuck, you're in luck! I'll whip out my BIG tow chain and not charge you, not even one lousy buck!
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Ugly Dougly
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Ugly Dougly
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to hell with the council of Nicea.
Ugly Dougly wrote:Clothing the Great Spirit in our limited assumptions is sort of like putting costumes on an animal:
hey, that works for me, lets go with it.
god is in the data.
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Simon of the Playa
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