Suppose hypothetically discoveries of life on Mars are made, either life existing now or signs of life sometime in the past. What explanation will you as a Christian come up with?
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Originally posted by seanD View PostSuppose hypothetically discoveries of life on Mars are made, either life existing now or signs of life sometime in the past. What explanation will you as a Christian come up with?The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Well one of the predictions of the Flood model that I subscribe to, the Hydroplate Theory, is that the Flood likely transported methane-producing bacteria to Mars. See here to read more about that.
If we found bacteria like this and sequenced their genes, then we'd undoubtedly find them to be very similar to Earth bacteria. So the explanation I would give is that this is a big boost to the Hydroplate Theory!
Also note that the recent find that there are likely flows of very salty water on Mars also fits perfectly with another one of the Hydroplate Theory's predictions, which can be read about here.
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Originally posted by seanD View PostYou know why.
Christians will wonder why life is/was there since the bible doesn't state God created life anywhere else.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by seanD View PostSuppose hypothetically discoveries of life on Mars are made, either life existing now or signs of life sometime in the past. What explanation will you as a Christian come up with?
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostNone needed. Why would you think that there should be?
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Originally posted by seanD View PostBelief in ToE is less complicated than creation, as literal belief in the Genesis 6 day creation on earth is more precise. Not sure why the reactions seem to be hand waving the issue as though I were an atheist or something. I'm not trying to be combative, I'm just curious what explanations there would be from a Christian perspective, specifically those that believe Genesis creation is literal. If you don't have an answer or don't want to answer then there's no need to reply.
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Originally posted by seanD View PostBelief in ToE is less complicated than creation, as literal belief in the Genesis 6 day creation on earth is more precise. Not sure why the reactions seem to be hand waving the issue as though I were an atheist or something.
I'm not trying to be combative,
I'm just curious what explanations there would be from a Christian perspective, specifically those that believe Genesis creation is literal. If you don't have an answer or don't want to answer then there's no need to reply.Last edited by Cow Poke; 09-29-2015, 01:42 PM.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by seanD View PostBelief in ToE is less complicated than creation, as literal belief in the Genesis 6 day creation on earth is more precise. Not sure why the reactions seem to be hand waving the issue as though I were an atheist or something. I'm not trying to be combative, I'm just curious what explanations there would be from a Christian perspective, specifically those that believe Genesis creation is literal. If you don't have an answer or don't want to answer then there's no need to reply.
And I'll reiterate, from a Christian perspective I really don't think that any explanation is necessary any more than a Christian explanation is needed for the existence of extrasolar planets. Why should it?
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by Zeta_Metroid View PostWell one of the predictions of the Flood model that I subscribe to, the Hydroplate Theory, is that the Flood likely transported methane-producing bacteria to Mars. See here to read more about that.
If we found bacteria like this and sequenced their genes, then we'd undoubtedly find them to be very similar to Earth bacteria. So the explanation I would give is that this is a big boost to the Hydroplate Theory!
Also note that the recent find that there are likely flows of very salty water on Mars also fits perfectly with another one of the Hydroplate Theory's predictions, which can be read about here.
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The key question here would be not why God would allow it to happen (God does what he wants) but how we would relate to the life from a spiritual perspective. In theology, it's generally accepted (I think) that animals don't have souls. Thus, we read stories about gorillas and monkeys learning to communicate with humans and don't consider whether they can accept the gospel. If hypothetically we came across an alien species that could talk to us, these questions would come up.
This was the question that Pope Francis addressed awhile ago when he said that he would be willing to share the gospel with an alien.Last edited by KingsGambit; 09-29-2015, 08:00 PM."I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostIn theology, it's generally accepted (I think) that animals don't have souls.
So any argument for animals not having souls would have to argue that humans don't either.
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Originally posted by Zeta_Metroid View Posthttp://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible...#s=t_conc_1030. Those are the same words used later when it says of Adam in Genesis 2:7 that after receiving the breath of life he "became a living soul", according to here: http://www.scripture4all.org/OnlineI...OTpdf/gen2.pdf.
So any argument for animals not having souls would have to argue that humans don't either.
Hopefully that's helpful. I cited Professor Ben Witherington on this before in the What Constitutes a Person Thread some time back,
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