Right from the get-go, I want to make some things clear. I believe in
UFOs in the real sense, but reject the concept that they are piloted by
beings from space or a parallel universe for both scientific and
theological reasons. Also, the belief that extraterrestrials exist does
not make someone foolish or an unregenerate heretic. There are
Bible-believing Christians who believe that God created aliens; I disagree with
them, but it's not a hill to die on, you savvy? Some of us who
disbelieve in ETs still like a rollicking science fiction show now and
then, too.
Note that these discussions ate usually about intelligent life, not about space bugs ot other unintelligent life. Evolutionists would sat that any life forms evolved. Although we're getting ahead of ourselves since no alien life has been found, their evolution would need evidence, not assumptions.
Aliens
are a staple of popular culture nowadays, appearing in fiction, alleged
personal encounters, UFO investigations, New Age buffet-style religion,
and more. Unfortunately, believers in them are also receiving
propaganda from proponents of minerals-to-machinist evolution. Since
they cannot account for the origin of life on Earth, they assume it happened on one or more planets, so we'll eventually see evidence of their existence. In addition to evolution, there are other problems for Christians to consider.
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A 2012 survey reported that more than a third of Americans believe aliens have visited the earth, and only about one-fifth do not (the rest were undecided). With ET believers outnumbering non-believers nearly two-to-one, the intense fascination with aliens is obvious. Aliens permeate our society, as evidenced by warm and fuzzy—and sometimes not-so-fuzzy—ETs on every Cineplex marquee.To read the rest of this article or download the MP3 version, click on "Is Belief in Alien Life Harmless?"
Given all this hype, should Christians care? Does the Bible have anything to say? In case you’re worried that you might have missed the Bible’s account of an alien visitation, let me assure you that it does not actually mention ETs or flying saucers. However, as with so many other issues, biblical principles help answer whether flying saucers and ETs are real. It’s not a trivial question.