ANCIENT
ALIENS AND RELIGION
Donald
A. Windsor
I
was raised a Catholic and I still am. Catholicism is based on faith
– belief independent of evidence.
Ancient
Aliens, a television series, offers a different interpretation to
some of the scriptural underpinnings of Catholicism and of its
precursor, Judaism.
The
evidence provided by Ancient Aliens is more compelling because any
evidence, no matter how paltry, is more cogent than faith.
Ancient
Aliens apparently wants to replace God by attributing divine
apparitions and interventions to astronauts from outer space.
Adam
and Eve were not created by God, but by ancient aliens. God did not
breathe upon clay to create Adam. Aliens genetically modified an ape
to produce Adam. I speculate that Eve was a clone of Adam, but with
an added X chromosome, perhaps Adam’s rib bone marrow might have
been involved.
However
bizarre, I do not regard the Ancient Aliens explanations to rule out
God. If humanity was indeed produced by aliens, then this was just
God working through these aliens.
Angels
have traditionally been called the messengers of God. Perhaps what
Judeo-Christians have been calling angels are really God’s
astronauts. Perhaps prophets were too.
What
is more far-fetched, human bodies with feathered wings? Or aliens in
flying saucers?
And
what about the Devil? What is more believable, a diabolical red
miscreant sporting horns, cloven hooves, and a tail, wielding a
pitchfork? Or an evil invader from outer space organizing terrorist
groups like ISIS to destroy civilization?
The
battle between good and evil seems to have been plaguing humanity
since its gitgo, through all sorts of technologies and religions.
Now we seem to be pulling more cooks into our stew.
If
we were made by ancient aliens, where did the ancient aliens come
from? God only knows!
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