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Again...you logic is flawed as you are using concepts of HUMAN SOCIAL SYSTEMS...whether real or desired. Creatures that are of the Earth such as ourselves...have very different social systems....take an ANT...or a WOLF...or just about any non-primate lifeform.
Now...how can you POSSIBLE relate these to any system used by E.T.? Split Infinity
Originally posted by vedatruth
Again...you logic is flawed as you are using concepts of HUMAN SOCIAL SYSTEMS...whether real or desired. Creatures that are of the Earth such as ourselves...have very different social systems....take an ANT...or a WOLF...or just about any non-primate lifeform.
Now...how can you POSSIBLE relate these to any system used by E.T.? Split Infinity
How do you know ETs are not human. Is it because you are told so?????
If ETs are human, they will have human social systems.
I have not yet seen a wolf capable of building a spaceship, may be I shall if I am lucky.
edit on 23-9-2011 by vedatruth because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by vedatruth
"Fear of God?" Sounds like an awfully Christian "advanced civilization" you've got there. Surely you realize that Christianity is not universal...?
'God' is universal. I have no idea about 'Christianity'.
I support the OP that you cannot discard the myths when talking about history.
There are stories preseved in public memory, told and retold over generations.
These stories may be true, or false, but do tell us about the ancient people, their lifestyle, their fears etc.
Okay, I'll bite. Please tell me why an advanced civilization would believe in God rather than be atheist. Surely you have a reasonable answer for this, and aren't simply projecting your own personal beliefs.
My reply will not be enough for you...nevertheless...it is true. Even though it has been theorized by some that UFO's are nothing but highly secret USAF craft....and for many sightings...this is TRUE....some have also theorized that what we believe as Alien visitation is Future members of the Human Race....traveling into the past...our present...from the future....PARADOX disalows this possibility and any Future time travel to the past by humans...would lend itself to travel to an ALTERNATE PAST....thus travel to another reality within the MULTIVERSE to prevent DESTRUCTION OF OUR CURRENT UNIVERSAL TIMELINE....by PARADOX.
As far as what I know and have experienced....believe me....you would prefer not to know...as would I.
Split Infinity
Originally posted by vedatruth
Okay, I'll bite. Please tell me why an advanced civilization would believe in God rather than be atheist. Surely you have a reasonable answer for this, and aren't simply projecting your own personal beliefs.
If you count 30 years of study and discovery as something more than 'mere personal beliefs', then my arguments will make sense to you.
There are several reasons for it.
a. Atheist societies do not last very long. They consume themselves in fire of violence and war.
b. Belief in a higher superior force helps develop morals and justice systems. The resulting stability helps in development of science.
c. An atheist can be a scientist, but unlikely to resist incorrect application of science.
d. It is like a sharp knife - it can cut food for cooking, or it can cut somebody's throat. Wrong application of science can set back a society hundreds or thousands of years.
e. Belief in the progress is necessary to sustain science. And 'belief in progress' happens when people are not at other's throats.
And there are more reasons which are in the realm of religion. I have given you only materialistic reasons.