Is there life in outer space?

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Is there not just life, but life as we know it; or life on the way to becoming life as we know it; or life far more advanced than we know it? What are the odds, and what would be the chance we could ever prove it one way or the other by direct contact with aliens in outer space?

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I would say it is very, very possible.
The universe is greater then we think and God may have created more then one planet just like Earth.
The possibilities are endless… There is a lot to explore
 
It is possible that there are non-intelligent life forms (who would have the moral status of animals) on other planets, but no, it is not possible for there to be intelligent enfleshed creatures who are not descended from Adam (theoretically humans could have made it into space, but this is extremely unlikely).
 
devoutchristian said:
It is possible that there are non-intelligent life forms (who would have the moral status of animals) on other planets, but no, it is not possible for there to be intelligent enfleshed creatures who are not descended from Adam (theoretically humans could have made it into space, but this is extremely unlikely).
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No, that is not true at all. It is perfectly possible for there to be other intelligent life forms, and it is even possible for some of them to have even not fallen at all!

There is no Catholic teaching that explicitly states it is impossible for other intelligent races to exist, but only that there would have to have been some kind of incarnation of Christ and the building of a religion identical with Catholicism, if that race has fallen.
 
The Privileged Planet folks make some really good points. (Their documentary is really cool, too.)

Conditions for life, and especially higher life, are many in number and require precise fine tuning. Given the estimated size of the universe, the chances of the right conditions for life on another planet is so infinitesimal as to be practically impossible.
 
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**There is no Catholic teaching that explicitly states it is impossible for other intelligent races to exist, but only that there would have to have been some kind of incarnation of Christ and the building of a religion identical with Catholicism, if that race has fallen. **

Do you mean there could be more than one Mary, more than one Queen of Heaven? Or do you mean Mary as well as Jesus would have to be reincarnated on the other planet(s)?
 
dshix said:
No, that is not true at all. It is perfectly possible for there to be other intelligent life forms, and it is even possible for some of them to have even not fallen at all!

There is no Catholic teaching that explicitly states it is impossible for other intelligent races to exist, but only that there would have to have been some kind of incarnation of Christ and the building of a religion identical with Catholicism, if that race has fallen.
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The Antipodeans were condemned as heretics claiming that there were intelligent beings who were not descended from Adam and Eve. It seems that some Catholics want to ressurect the Antipodeans heresy.
 
Charlemagne_II said:
Is there not just life, but life as we know it; or life on the way to becoming life as we know it; or life far more advanced than we know it? What are the odds, and what would be the chance we could ever prove it one way or the other by direct contact with aliens in outer space?

Your thoughts?
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I think there is and it may be as sophisticated as plants, but microorganisms are more likely. Aliens as depicted in movies and books? Doubtful. Not out of the realm of possibility, just on the low end of the possibility scale.

Peace,
Ed
 
What I wonder is whether the second person of the Trinity has been made incarnate in other families of spiritual creatures and given them a kind of covenant as well. Christ said his Father’s mansion is large and with many rooms (even used the analogy of birds singing in a very large tree). Is it really impossible that the Son has created a Kingdom in Heaven for each intelligent family, ruled by his incarnation into that family?

I have wondered if, after the Resurrection, if we will be able to travel and meet others in the perfected universe. That actually interests me more than contact before Final Judgment, since it would be deprived of any evil intent and misunderstandings. If God deemed a race worthy of Resurrection, then they must know love.
 
Rete said:
whether the second person of the Trinity has been made incarnate in other families of spiritual creatures
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“To what angel did God ever say, ‘Thou art my Son, today I have begotten thee’? . . . To what angel has he ever said, ‘Sit at my right hand, till I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet’? . . .”
–Heb 1:5, 13 RSVCE
 
edwest2 said:
I think there is and it may be as sophisticated as plants, but microorganisms are more likely. Aliens as depicted in movies and books? Doubtful. Not out of the realm of possibility, just on the low end of the possibility scale.

Peace,
Ed
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My thoughts too. Though I would add in the modifier “extremely” in front of “low end.”
 
Rete said:
What I wonder is whether the second person of the Trinity has been made incarnate in other families of spiritual creatures and given them a kind of covenant as well.
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Christ is fully Man and fully God. It is heresy to suggest that Christ is anything else. 🙂
 
dshix said:
…There is no Catholic teaching that explicitly states it is impossible for other intelligent races to exist**, but only that there would have to have been some kind of incarnation of Christ and the building of a religion identical with Catholicism, if that race has fallen**.
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(emphasis added)

where is that? I’m curious.

F/
 
The matter is too important and we would have been told.
There is no place for aliens in our genealogy from Adam and Eve. Maybe from Enoch?
The gospel was to be preached only on Earth, to all nations…
 
Ion said:
The matter is too important and we would have been told.
There is no place for aliens in our genealogy from Adam and Eve. Maybe from Enoch?
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Enoch is a descendant from Adam and Eve, therefore, his children cannot be not Aliens. Also, Noah is a descendant of Enoch.
 
Zekariya said:
Christ is fully Man and fully God. It is heresy to suggest that Christ is anything else. 🙂
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But I didn’t suggest Christ was anything else. I suggested the possibility that the Son was incarnate as fully some other species.

I don’t know either, so I am not stating it as an opinion. I merely wonder about it.
 
Rete said:
But I didn’t suggest Christ was anything else. I suggested the possibility that the Son was incarnate as fully some other species.

I don’t know either, so I am not stating it as an opinion. I merely wonder about it.
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Then he would be fully God, fully Man, and fully something else. That would be Theologically incorrect. 😉
 
Zekariya said:
Christ is fully Man and fully God. It is heresy to suggest that Christ is anything else. 🙂
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You mean ‘separated brotherly’… 😃

On topic:

Who says any other intelligent beings need a saviour anyway? Except the Kilingons who have Kahless.

KA’Plaaa!!
 
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