Aliens and the Bible

Yes, the made-up situation. Simply saying that the situations simply are not described doesn't address the possibility of those situations being legitimate.The Bible could be not literally true and instead be a puzzle that needs to be figured out through interpretation. In that sense, there could be passages that need the theology to be "made-up", so to speak, in order to find their true meaning. I mean, the theology is not at face value, there is a deeper meaning hidden in the text. Well, I am not personally but there seem to be quite a few of those types running around. But they could be.Just saying that they don't describe it doesn't address the possibility. It is just hand-waving. From the author's point of view, yes. But what if the author was mistaken and was desribing only what they thought was god, but in reality was a spaceship. Don't you think the description of a spaceship that was thought to be god could look somthing like the passage from Psalms?

Sorry but that is just silly. Actually is sounds far more like a frumious Bandersnatch!Look, folk can make up any fantasy they want.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

A Steampunk Version (SPV) of the Bible would be pretty cool. God would wear a monocle. Aliens in the Bible: fantasy meets fantasy. Makes sense to me.

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That's the hand waving I'm talking about.Why is it "just silly"? Its not impossible. Well, not really.If someone said that that Psalm's passage could be describing a unicorn, then I would say no. But if they say that the passage could be describing a spaceship, then I'd say maybe.It has to fit the passage at least some. It can't be any fantasy.

It's not impossible it was the frumious Bandersnatch either. But the Psalm says that it is talking about God and all the imagery is typical of the period and style. So why make shit up?

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

The Bandersnatch is a fictional character invented in the 19th century. Its pretty much impossible for that passage to be diescribing the Bandersnatch.A spaceship has a higher probability of existing than the Bandersnatch so I'd say it is a slightly better interpretation. I'd expect typical imagery and if you saw a spaceship in those times, you might think it was god too. If you wrote a passage about what you saw, it might look something like that Psalm. Its fun.But also, if someone knew that aliens existed and that they had been reported as god in the past, and this passage was a record of one such occurance, then they wouldn't be making up shit at all but uncovering the truth.Making shit up could be an honest approch to uncovering hidden meanings in the Bible that are uncovered through interpretation.There's other reasons too.But for you to just go by your assumptions and hand-wave the interpretation as "just silly" really doesn't do anything at all.

The Bandersnatch was invented before spaceships. Or if I wrote a poem about God, as the author says he is, it mike look like that. But we do not know that aliens or spaceships existed then and we have a whole herd of similar descriptive material in the same section. In addition, we have lots of evidence that similar imagery was used regularly at the time to describe very prosaic things, like women or palaces or wealth or powerful people.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

As far as we know. True. And there is nothing inside the passage to suggest that it wasn't god. I agree that the passage is descibing god and not a spaceship. I just don't like the hand-waving of an interpretation simply with the label of "silly". Its not an worthless or impossible interpretation. Plus, it has some entertaining implications.

The Gospels speak of a human because at one time the Hebrews were asked if they wanted to be ruled by man or god; they responded "by man". Attempts were made to have a just ruler and king and all failed; including Solomon. That is the story behind the virgin birth. I have read the Bible, several versions and I research alot. Part of the unbelievability of the Bible is the limited language distinctions available when it was written. Look at the creation of Eve for instance, today we could say it appears she was cloned. I use Strong's Concordance to "reinterpret" Scripture in today's context. Similar to how Evolutionists have "reinterpreted" ToE into Punctuated Equilibria (PE). PE is indicative of Intelligent Design.

I love that historical story, it never gets old. Peace.

In Psalm 18: 10 the word interpreted as cherub can also mean an imaginary figure. Which means existing in the mind only, not in reality. Implying there was no way to describe it and bring it into reality. When the Scriptures were written, the only things known to fly or float in the sky were birds and clouds. Today's language is full of distinctions of things that fly or float in the air: propeller planes, kites, balloons from helium to hot air, jets, rockets and even UFO's. There was nothing to compare it to; then again, maybe the word cherub should be defined as UFO.

Or it could mean cherub, an imaginary critter.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

What part of the bible are you referencing? I haven't read the bible yet. Also, how would "limited language distinctions" make the bible unbelievable? And what are you talking about with the cloning and what does that have to do with this topic? You should research the word "topic" since you like to "research alot." Here is a start:
Topic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

When you have a beef with a corporation, you dont get to talk to the president or ceo. Instead you, if you are lucky, get to talk to someone else. The Bible is full of encounters with "men-like beings". With Lot they forcibly led him out of the city. Jacob wrestled through the night with one. Another helped Peter get out of jail. When Jesus was baptized, a "cloud" carried him to the wilderness.

CS Well personally, I am assuming the technology to be advanced, yet as natural as gravity. Neither of which we understand...What's the difference between a fake miracle and a real one?