Do you know how fucking validating it would be to Christians if they spread the Gospel to aliens, who decided convert to Christianity? It's like when they started converting Mayans, Cherokee, and the Cheyenne.
That would be interesting, but it feels like it would be too strange to take root on an alien planet.
Although, if a massive alien civilization came to Earth to see the birth of The Christ, that would be very strange. Making this work would be a fascinating sci-fi story. The son of God is re-born on a different planet and basically does the same thing: attempts to deliver a people from oppression through spiritual reformation and wisdom, becomes a popular healer, but then is killed for basically challenging authority without the authorities really being able to understand why he's actually helping them in the long run. BUT before he dies, he tells his apostles that there are many other follows of him scattered among the stars. He tells them in one of these stars he was an an animal herder and a healer, describes his execution, and shows them a cross and what a crucifixion is.
Fast forward 10,000 of their years and their crusader fleet arrives in orbit....
It's a metaphor. He made our souls similar to his own. Obviously someone born without a leg doesn't imply god is missing limbs, nor does it imply god DIDN'T make that particular person in his image or mark them as less worthy of redemption. Same goes for green skin and giant eyes.
To amplify u/DefinitelyNotIGN , the risen Christ is portrayed as a being whose skin is glowing like furnace-heated brass, with a voice like a waterfall and a sword for a tongue. The angels that proclaim the glory of God before His throne are humanoids with six wings, and other angels are depicted as chimeras, some with dozens of eyes. Physical form is the least important aspect of the image of God.
I've always like the "spinning interwoven wheels of a thousand eyes": the Ophanim
That's actually something so fucking insane and impossible that I can almost imagine someone seeing it, going crazy, and this was the best explanation they could give us.
As far as I know, it is the unofficial Catholic position that if aliens exist, we ought to make them into Christians.
Seems sound enough to me.
Seriously, why would this piss off a Christian?
Do you know how fucking validating it would be to Christians if they spread the Gospel to aliens, who decided convert to Christianity? It's like when they started converting Mayans, Cherokee, and the Cheyenne.
Or if we met aliens who were already Christians, if you want the full shyamalan twist.
That would be interesting, but it feels like it would be too strange to take root on an alien planet.
Although, if a massive alien civilization came to Earth to see the birth of The Christ, that would be very strange. Making this work would be a fascinating sci-fi story. The son of God is re-born on a different planet and basically does the same thing: attempts to deliver a people from oppression through spiritual reformation and wisdom, becomes a popular healer, but then is killed for basically challenging authority without the authorities really being able to understand why he's actually helping them in the long run. BUT before he dies, he tells his apostles that there are many other follows of him scattered among the stars. He tells them in one of these stars he was an an animal herder and a healer, describes his execution, and shows them a cross and what a crucifixion is.
Fast forward 10,000 of their years and their crusader fleet arrives in orbit....
I really like this idea.
'Hail, creatures. We come from Tau Ceti. Our mission is one of peace. Rather, we are missionaries. We bring with us the Word to your Godless world.'
'We'll never bow to your alien gods.'
'Accept now the Word of Jesus Christ.'
'Never!'
Camera slowly pans out and reveals the aliens have landed in Israel.
Anyone else ever read "Out of the Silent Planet?" Maybe the aliens have beaten us to it.
Found that trilogy at a yard sale. Need to read it soon
Agreed. I personally have no issues with God creating life all over
That would probably run into some issues right at the start with the whole "God made man in his image" thing.
It's a metaphor. He made our souls similar to his own. Obviously someone born without a leg doesn't imply god is missing limbs, nor does it imply god DIDN'T make that particular person in his image or mark them as less worthy of redemption. Same goes for green skin and giant eyes.
To amplify u/DefinitelyNotIGN , the risen Christ is portrayed as a being whose skin is glowing like furnace-heated brass, with a voice like a waterfall and a sword for a tongue. The angels that proclaim the glory of God before His throne are humanoids with six wings, and other angels are depicted as chimeras, some with dozens of eyes. Physical form is the least important aspect of the image of God.
I've always like the "spinning interwoven wheels of a thousand eyes": the Ophanim
That's actually something so fucking insane and impossible that I can almost imagine someone seeing it, going crazy, and this was the best explanation they could give us.
Instead of having "eldritch horrors", it's kind of an "eldritch divinity"