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DarthLassic007
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5/13 7:07pm
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ophelia posted:
To my knowledge, there is no official Catholic doctrine on aliens either way--although I guess that can sort of be taken to mean the same thing as being "allowed to believe."
The Christian Bible says that God only created life on Earth. I'm not Catholic, I'm Protestant (Baptist). But I'm guessing that's what the Catholics believe as well.
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Lord_Vivec
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IIRC, according to Catholic doctrine, God created the heavens and the earth. I would assume that this means that God created any alien race that might exist. I'm in no position to state that as fact, hence why I'm saying it is an assumption, but being a Catholic and being in Catholic schools all my life, that's what I've come to understand.
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JediOverlord
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This guy is finally vindicated at last.
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DarthLassic007 posted:
ophelia posted:
To my knowledge, there is no official Catholic doctrine on aliens either way--although I guess that can sort of be taken to mean the same thing as being "allowed to believe."
The Christian Bible says that God only created life on Earth. I'm not Catholic, I'm Protestant (Baptist). But I'm guessing that's what the Catholics believe as well.
No, we believe God created every single particle in existence. It's the only way that God can be the supreme being.
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ObiWan506
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Isaiah 44:24. The Lord made all things.
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DarthLassic007
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Onoto posted:
DarthLassic007 posted:
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ophelia posted:
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To my knowledge, there is no official Catholic doctrine on aliens either way--although I guess that can sort of be taken to mean the same thing as being "allowed to believe."
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The Christian Bible says that God only created life on Earth. I'm not Catholic, I'm Protestant (Baptist). But I'm guessing that's what the Catholics believe as well.
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No, we believe God created every single particle in existence. It's the only way that God can be the supreme being.
Only Earth has intelligent life. Sorry.
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ObiWan506 posted:
Isaiah 44:24. The Lord made all things.
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rsterling78
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So according to the Vatican loving the alien is okay?
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Lord_Vivec
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rsterling78 posted:
So according to the Vatican loving the alien is okay?
If it's a Twi'lek.
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Mar17swgirl
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VadersLaMent posted:
3) But he said he continues to believe that "God is the creator of the universe and that we are not the result of chance."---And he calls himself an astronomer after this statement?
Why not? Most great physicists believed in God, like Max Planck, for example. Science and faith really don't contradict each other if you think about it properly.
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king_alvarez
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VadersLaMent posted:
[link=http://www.physorg.com/news129920030.html]
"The Bible "is not a science book," Funes said, adding that he believes the Big Bang theory is the most "reasonable" explanation for the creation of the universe...But he said he continues to believe that "God is the creator of the universe and that we are not the result of chance."
- Well, I do find it interesting (and encouraging) that many are finally beginning to accept scientific explanations for natural events and processes.
- But I really really really hate how people try to use the word "chance" to describe the entire evolutionary process. It's either incredibly dishonest or ignorant.
"Just as we consider earthly creatures as 'a brother,' and 'sister,' why should we not talk about an 'extraterrestrial brother'? It would still be part of creation."
- Hmm, so I wonder how long it will be before the Church starts sending missionaries to preach to these possible brothers and sisters.
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darth_gersh
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Does this mean we will be attacked?
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ApolloSmileGirl
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Personally, I think that it's very pretentious and selfish to think that we are the only living creatures in this or any other universe.
If God created the heavens, who are any one of us to question her wisdom? It's quite possible there are beings way more advanced than us, scriptures that they follow, societies that are more civilized or barbaric, etc. Perhaps God wants us to find each other when we're mentally ready as a people.
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OBIWAN-JR
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Agreed, Juli Wuli.
And I don't either.
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....so all this time it was a sin...Man, I knew there was something eles that I forgot to confess. Soooo do you get reimbursed for all those Our Fathers
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