Comments on: This is my favorite news item this week http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/11/this-is-my-favorite-news-item-this-week/ A First Things Blog Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:35:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Timothy http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/11/this-is-my-favorite-news-item-this-week/#comment-1785 Timothy Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:56:42 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/11/this-is-my-favorite-news-item-this-week/#comment-1785 Kind of depends on the meaning of all in "all have sinned". Many humans exempt babies and the mentally handicapped from "all". Does all include ETs? Did the ancient human Adam screw up salvation for the entire universe or just for humans on earth and its future colonies? Do ETs have immortal souls made in God's image? Has God lived among His ET creation? Do ETs possess inspired scripture equal in authority to the Bible? If so, so much for KJV only. Inquiring minds want to know... Kind of depends on the meaning of all in “all have sinned”. Many humans exempt babies and the mentally handicapped from “all”. Does all include ETs?

Did the ancient human Adam screw up salvation for the entire universe or just for humans on earth and its future colonies?

Do ETs have immortal souls made in God’s image?

Has God lived among His ET creation?

Do ETs possess inspired scripture equal in authority to the Bible? If so, so much for KJV only.

Inquiring minds want to know…

]]> By: Ed Jordan http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/11/this-is-my-favorite-news-item-this-week/#comment-1725 Ed Jordan Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:39:28 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/11/this-is-my-favorite-news-item-this-week/#comment-1725 I'm sure there are ways to reconcile erring aliens with our inerrant scriptures, but it seems to me that arriving at them requires the participation of theologians who know that God is sovereign over every living thing and not Darwinists who believe that life is accidental and meaningless. I’m sure there are ways to reconcile erring aliens with our inerrant scriptures, but it seems to me that arriving at them requires the participation of theologians who know that God is sovereign over every living thing and not Darwinists who believe that life is accidental and meaningless.

]]> By: Michael Dooley http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/11/this-is-my-favorite-news-item-this-week/#comment-1690 Michael Dooley Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:18:14 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/11/this-is-my-favorite-news-item-this-week/#comment-1690 C.S. Lewis tackled this issue long ago. He cautioned that other beings from other worlds could well not be under the curse of sin and therefore will not need Christ as their savior--at least as we sinful beings understand it. Beings from other worlds may well have a different, rebellionless relationship to the Lord. C.S. Lewis tackled this issue long ago. He cautioned that other beings from other worlds could well not be under the curse of sin and therefore will not need Christ as their savior–at least as we sinful beings understand it. Beings from other worlds may well have a different, rebellionless relationship to the Lord.

]]> By: Anthony Mator http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/11/this-is-my-favorite-news-item-this-week/#comment-1673 Anthony Mator Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:39:48 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/11/this-is-my-favorite-news-item-this-week/#comment-1673 Something about that word "Magisterium" reminds me of Trogdor the Burninator. Something about that word “Magisterium” reminds me of Trogdor the Burninator.

]]> By: Coyle http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/11/this-is-my-favorite-news-item-this-week/#comment-1669 Coyle Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:58:06 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/11/this-is-my-favorite-news-item-this-week/#comment-1669 Question for Catholics: Would sentient alien life forms be expected to acknowledge the authority of the Magisterium in spiritual matters? Should we expect E.T. to phone Rome? :) Sorry, couldn't resist... Question for Catholics: Would sentient alien life forms be expected to acknowledge the authority of the Magisterium in spiritual matters? Should we expect E.T. to phone Rome? :)
Sorry, couldn’t resist…

]]> By: Anthony Mator http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/11/this-is-my-favorite-news-item-this-week/#comment-1656 Anthony Mator Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:45:19 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/11/this-is-my-favorite-news-item-this-week/#comment-1656 I saw that headline. Immediately made me think that the Pope has been watching V. It also made me think that their conference isn't going to do them any good, because I guarantee they did not invite Guillermo Gonzalez, the astrophysicist whose job was to tackle the question of extraterrestrial life before he lost his tenure on account of his belief in Intelligent Design. I saw that headline. Immediately made me think that the Pope has been watching V. It also made me think that their conference isn’t going to do them any good, because I guarantee they did not invite Guillermo Gonzalez, the astrophysicist whose job was to tackle the question of extraterrestrial life before he lost his tenure on account of his belief in Intelligent Design.

]]> By: Joe Carter http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/11/this-is-my-favorite-news-item-this-week/#comment-1653 Joe Carter Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:11:46 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2009/11/this-is-my-favorite-news-item-this-week/#comment-1653 Not surprisingly, the press gets it wrong again. Galileo wasn't locked up because he thought the earth was not the center of the universe, he was locked up for challenging a particular view of scripture. Not surprisingly, the press gets it wrong again. Galileo wasn’t locked up because he thought the earth was not the center of the universe, he was locked up for challenging a particular view of scripture.

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