I was thinking more of god dictating revelations that don't contain anything on 'ET' being rather strange as she would know and that as humans didn't the stories look more human. I'm quite sure basing stuff on lack of evidence can be logical and scientific Pat. My ideal ET would turn up, have a drink and laugh at quaint human religions and tell me, ordering another round, that her people were once such believers until 'point X' at which they all fell down laughing and lived in peace and tremendous prosperity ever after. I can assure readers, that when offered some 'X' for our planet for a night of sex, I wouldn't let everyone else down by refusing, Janeway-style.
On Oct 7, 2:50 pm, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > On Oct 3, 1:16 pm, James Lynch <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Very similar to my more serious take Pat, still looking forward to the > > book! Glad you can make it by here lately. :) > > Thanks, James!! BTW, we may be related. My father's father's mother > was a 'Lynch'; so, we could, very well, be distant cousins of some > variety. Perhaps, even as close as fourth or fifth cousins, depending > on your background. The Lynch family from which I derive were from > County Cork but immigrated to New Haven Connecticut. The Lynch I > descend from was Annie E. Lynch, who married my great grandfather, > John Jay Harrington. I thought I'd put it down just to see if it > jives with any of your family's history. > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 5:51 AM, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Oct 3, 1:27 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> I guess I'm more convinced now of the existence of extraterrestrial > > >> life than anything religious being true. I can't see why any general > > >> principles of love and the rest should change because other life is > > >> out there - yet given the sickening propensity of our religions to > > >> inspire elitism amongst adherents (chosen people and other junk) and > > >> clown attempts to know better than everyone else, would ET turning up > > >> be a reason for people to change views? Mars has an atmosphere that > > >> is saturated with water vapour at some times in its solar cycle,we are > > >> finding planets. Personally, I rather hope for a set of really tough > > >> aliens. Rather cost fellows in other ways they put conquered > > >> creatures on their knees for a last prayer to god. When you turn and > > >> say you'd rather have a beer they give you a key to a free bar > > >> anonists?d a free pass to their university of the intelligent > > >> universe. But what is the significance of ET being real for > > >> religionists? > > > > None, in truth. No more so than the Earth revolving around the Sun. > > > God would still remain the Creator of all life forms, so extra- > > > terrestrials would only serve to expound on God's omnipotence and > > > likeness for variety. Given the fact that they can reach the Earth, > > > that pre-supposes intelligence; that would, then, support an > > > 'intellicentric' view rather than an anthropomorphic view, which I > > > believe would be FAR more correct and, in fact, it is a theme of my > > > book.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -
