Anyone heard of "Terraforming"?

[JustaServant]

Chemtrails.

 

[TheRealJuliane]

Actually he is a big “Battlestar Galactica” fan The nice thing too is that it’s on Netflix so no need to buy the dvd set.

All joking aside this really wasn’t anything about colonizing the moon or Genesis planet but in regards to a up and coming ministry that has me very concerned. And by the non-sci fi answers I do have reason to be.

Any time someone starts obfuscating exactly WHAT they are doing, my red flags go up. There is nothing plain and clear about these people. They also have some kind of “church” called “Blue Flame?” There are so many naive and gullible people these days, all it takes to grab some of their money is a slick script and a lot of moxie. I’m sorry your husband seems to be one of those people. It reminds me of the “get rich quick” schemes - “Work from home stuffing envelopes and make 100K a month!” Only in this case, it’s “get spiritually evolved quick,” by buying the DVDs and books.

 

[SonCatcher]

Certainly if every believer were to act upon their beliefs then the entire world would be transformed. This so-called “terraforming” has been happening ever since Pentecost.

That is my instinct, as well. I even understood such from yesterday’s reading from 1 Corinthians.

 

[Cardinalsong]

Well, my husband sent an email to one of his friends who also is influential in prayer ministry yesterday asking if he ever heard of Scott and Shari Norvell. Pray that his friend answers back saying he has heard of the Norvells and to not get involved with them.

 

[CHRISTINE77]

“Terra-forming” was part of the movie “Star Trek II ~ The Wrath of Khan”. While the system could be use to make a planet more habitable and “Earth like” it could also be used as a weapon. Of course it is the “weapon” part that will frighten most people, as it should. The “terra-forming” functioned by replacing any existing life with new life. The existing life was wiped away.

The system referenced in this thread appears to be a cultish one, designed to make money for its owners.

Borrow the entire Battlestar Galactica DVD series (one at a time of course) from your local library and have your husband watch them. That should fix it.

I thought Battlestar Galactica was Mormon.

 

[SonCatcher]

I thought Battlestar Galactica was Mormon.

The original version was. I haven’t heard how much of that was preserved in the newer version. I don’t think that RG was recommending Galactica for its theology, anyway.

 

[Riverton_Grammy]

The original version was. I haven’t heard how much of that was preserved in the newer version. I don’t think that RG was recommending Galactica for its theology, anyway.

The new Battlestar Galactica had some Mormon references. One of the production team was Mormon. The original “source” of all the people in the show was a planet called “Kobol” which is similar to the Mormon version of where God/Heavenly Father lives called “Kolob”.

But my suggestion regarding Battlestar Galactica was simply for its techie entertainment value, not any religious significance.

 

[Cardinalsong]

Ok ok…I know this is a sci fi term and it sounds funny but would appreciate if we stuck to the actual topic. I would have posted in another forum otherwise.

This is something serious and unfortunately that is the term these people use for their “ministry”.

 

[SonCatcher]

Well, my husband sent an email to one of his friends who also is influential in prayer ministry yesterday asking if he ever heard of Scott and Shari Norvell. Pray that his friend answers back saying he has heard of the Norvells and to not get involved with them.

Thanks for the update.

 

[andrewstx]

Found this interesting page…

NINE REASONS WHY SCOTT NORVELL, of the TERRA FORMING CULT, is a LOONEY DINGBAT and a FALSE TEACHER

Edit: This is an anti-Catholic page, but I do not believe that the Norvells are Catholic. Nor does their Biblical interpretation seem Catholic. I think they are new-age kooks with a sprinkling of Scripture added in to give them credibility. What they say seems nothing but gobbledy-gook to me.

Anti-Catholic source or not this group comes across as a cult to me, and I am NOT anti-Catholic to say the least.

 

[edwest2]

“Terra-forming” was part of the movie “Star Trek II ~ The Wrath of Khan”. While the system could be use to make a planet more habitable and “Earth like” it could also be used as a weapon. Of course it is the “weapon” part that will frighten most people, as it should. The “terra-forming” functioned by replacing any existing life with new life. The existing life was wiped away.

The system referenced in this thread appears to be a cultish one, designed to make money for its owners.

Borrow the entire Battlestar Galactica DVD series (one at a time of course) from your local library and have your husband watch them. That should fix it.

I don’t think people have read all the existing terraforming scenarios. First, it can change the weather patterns on the planet, but the means to do that are not explicit. We don’t understand weather patterns on earth well enough to attempt it in the near future on Mars, for example. Theoretically, if we could find a way to liberate heat from the interior of the planet and release some of the trapped water, we could at least create domed cities with Earth-like temperatures. Mars has seasons of a sort. If there are oceans under the crust, we could split the water and use the hydrogen and let the oxygen spill into the atmosphere.

But back to the OP, it does sound like a cult.

Peace,
Ed

 

[tabycat]

That is my instinct, as well. I even understood such from yesterday’s reading from 1 Corinthians.

The original version was. I haven’t heard how much of that was preserved in the newer version. I don’t think that RG was recommending Galactica for its theology, anyway.

Glen Larson was a Mormon.

 

[SonCatcher]

Glen Larson was a Mormon.

I knew that.

I’m puzzled by your first citation, however, as it was unrelated to Larson, Galactica, etc.