if other Life is Discovered wouldn't this Pose a problem?

Mainly because I wouldn't classify myself as one. Leaving this fact: that the bible doesn't explicitly mention aliens aside, I could very well accept that life on earth came about as an accidental process if only we exist. If more & more alien life forms make themselves known then it feels harder for me to explain them all away as "an accident of evolution".In fact if we find our universe teeming with life forms that, to me, would show the hand of a creator much more than if only we exist. Makes sense?------------------

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Originally posted by Rrhain:
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No, I'd say the exact opposite. The universe is too big for an entity to travel through.

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Forgive me if I sound amateurishly thick, but I don't understand your point? How does the universe's size make a difference?

But surely an omnipresent, omniscient god could transcend such petty little matters as The Laws Of Physics?I do in fact, agree that other life forms exist and that we remain isolated. I KNOW that last part - the very reason our planet Earth hasn't had huge death-inducing rocks hit it more constantly comes from our position in our galaxy, our isolation, shielding from Jupiter, etc. etc., 08-04-2003

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Originally posted by Dr Alan Cresswell:

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The presence of life in other parts of the universe has no informational value regarding the existance or otherwise of God (though if you accept God exists it may inform your views on the nature of God), for such life could be consistent with both atheistic evolution and theism.

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Do not misunderstand me, I realise this. It just feels, to me, that a universe teeming with life would call into question my own feelings on whether Life did start off as a fortunate accident.

Perhaps God created our Universe as a self-contained portion of existence. Accordingly all Laws of Physics hold true within our Universe and God needs to do nothing else.A bit of a cop-out, I feel, but don't deists believe something similar? God said: "Let there be light!", The Big Bang happened and God then watched our progress, thus inventing the first true incarnation of The Sims.

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Is that really the position you want to take?

I don't take any "position" as such. I saw a topic and have decided to discuss various points relating to it. Here I merely suggested certain possible "explanations". I'd hate to think people would classify me as believing these things. I merely want to try all possibilities!Taken to a election campaign context - think of me not as a loyal supporter of one party or another but as a Floating Voter. I explore various avenues, and in this case happened to have gone down the God & Creationism route.