Can Aliens be Christians?

stevo3890 responds to crashfrog:

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if God or any higher power does exist than you stand a chance of eternal punishment.

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Pascal's Wager.Have you considered the possibility that god is trying to weed out those who take a look around them and come up with some sort of original explanation as to how it came to be, even if that answer is wrong, and who is going to dispense with the chore of thinking and let someone else or even worse let a book do the thinking?There is just as much of a chance of you receiving eternal punishment as anyone else. There are so many religions out there and for every religion, there is the possibility that it's really the opposite way that the idea of choosing a religion to "avoid hell" is simply ludicrous.You just avoided the wrong hell. Yes, you were a very devout Christian. Too bad. Christians go to hell according to the god that really exists.------------------
Rrhain
WWJD? JWRTFM!

Parasomnium writes:

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Besides, a lot of cetaceans are blatant fish eaters. I mean, fish. You know, as in the Christian symbol. That's a dead giveaway, innit? No, Jesus is known for a lot of wise words, but "Save the whales" ain't gonna be on his T-shirt.

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Um...doesn't Jesus say at the last supper to "take of this and eat for it is my body"?I would think that the cetaceans are simply doing what Jesus told us to do. It isn't like you can make matzo underwater.No, the problem is the baleen whales...they eat krill which are tiny shrimp which are forbidden under the Levitical laws which are still in effect since Jesus said that not one jot, not one tittle of the law shall be changed until all be fulfilled.As an aside, part of the reason that the fish became the symbol is that a common Greek acronym regarding Christ was Iesos Christos Theos Yios Soter, or "ICHTHYS," which is the Greek word for fish. That's why you see some of those bumper fishes with ICQUS embedded in it.------------------
Rrhain
WWJD? JWRTFM!

Parasomnium responds to me:

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You know, it's never occurred to me before but now that you mention it, isn't that a very strange thing to say: "take of this and eat it for it is my body"? What does he mean? It's his body and therefore it's obvious that they should eat it? What kind of nonsense is that?

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It's one of them symbolic things, you know. By taking in the body of Christ, you become more Christ-like. Thus, the mysticism behind the transubstantiation. It really is the body of Christ and not just a wafer of unleavened flour. It really is the blood of Christ and not just a sip of wine. Though, of course, they are both still a wafer of unleavened flour and wine.------------------
Rrhain
WWJD? JWRTFM!