Dennis Paull wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> At 06:50 PM 4/15/2002 Monday , Pete wrote:
> >
> >On Sat, 13 Apr 2002 "Brad McCormick, Ed.D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >>What difference does it make whether there are any other
> >>species "out there", be they ETs or cherubims, seraphims,
> >>principalities (and, oh, yes, the Pope himself!)?
> >
> >[snip]
>
> >The difference would be that at a minimum, they would have a sufficiently
> >superior knowledge of technology to contact us. Considering the
> >time depth of the store of human knowledge vs the age the of the
> >universe, the odds are almost certain that their society would
> >be orders of magnitude older than ours, and their knowledge further
> >beyond ours than we could begin to imagine. However, like I said
> >in the other post, I don't expect to hear from them, they would
> >be far too wise to be so rash. -PV
> >
>
> They may want to keep us as pets. We might be highly amusing to them.
> Our communications might be for them like dog barks or bird calls
> are to us.
>
[snip]
But aren't we that already to the Judeo-Christian G-d, at
least when said Deity is in certain moods? And our Theologists
explain to us that we are like dogs, in that just as dogs
can understand our speech hardly at all, so too we
cannot understand G-d's speech. But maybe we *are* like
dogs, since dogs still love their masters even if
their masters physically grossly abuse them....
Of course, if "Our communications might be for them like dog barks",
then they may be more evolved than our Deity, too, since He
showed what he thought of our communication by becoming
paranoid and attacking us.
I have little doubt that if there are ETs out there
with the ability to visit our planet, that they also
have the technical means to hurt us a lot, while
they may also have personality characteristics which
would lead them to exercise their capabilities -- perhaps,
just like G-d, to see how we will respond (ref.: Job).
\brad mccormick
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that they may see your good works.... (Matt 5:16)
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (1 Thes 5:21)
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