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The Vatican's chief astronomer says there is no conflict between believing in God and in the possibility of "extraterrestrial brothers" perhaps more evolved than humans.
"In my opinion this possibility (of life on other planets) exists," said Reverend Jose Gabriel Funes, a 45-year-old Jesuit priest who is head of the Vatican Observatory and a scientific adviser to Pope Benedict.
"How can we exclude that life has developed elsewhere," he told the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano in an interview in its Tuesday-Wednesday edition, explaining that the large number of galaxies with their own planets made this possible.
Asked if he was referring to beings similar to humans or even more evolved than humans, he said: "Certainly, in a universe this big you can't exclude this hypothesis."
In the interview, headlined "The extraterrestrial is my brother," he said he saw no conflict between belief in such beings and faith in God.
"Just as there is a multiplicity of creatures on Earth, there can be other beings, even intelligent, created by God. This is not in contrast with our faith because we can't put limits on God's creative freedom," he said. "Why can't we speak of a 'brother extraterrestrial'? It would still be part of creation," he said.
Originally posted by sphinx551
Originally posted by easynow
reply to post by tooo many pills
how so ? just because "God" created other beings in the Universe all Catholics are going to run away from their faith ?
Because they could realize their religion and/or theology could be wrong amongst many different civilizations in the universe. Humans don't even know everything about the universe and they think they have the right religion/concept? Who are humans to set this mindset standard that humans on Earth right and everybody else would be wrong? Who knows if other aliens even have religion? If they do, it will be different than humans way. Then who is right and who is wrong?
[edit on 16-11-2009 by sphinx551]
Originally posted by Cydonia2012
just because they may be more advanced technologically doesnt mean their religious beliefs (if they have any) are more correct than humans on Earth.
Originally posted by sphinx551
Originally posted by Cydonia2012
just because they may be more advanced technologically doesnt mean their religious beliefs (if they have any) are more correct than humans on Earth.
Then what makes Earth humans so special out of millions or billions civilizations that exist in the universe and in other dimensions?
What makes the Earth humans think they got it right and everybody else is wrong in how they believe?
Why would aliens be more "wrong" than humans?
[edit on 17-11-2009 by sphinx551]