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In the Modern and Contemporary Era, there has been a profound awakening of interest in the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life, which might have the technology to visit us.
On the one hand, some scientists, researchers and writers are convinced that the sky gods, mentioned in some ancient religious texts, are aliens, and some of them shared their knowledge with humankind. And on the other hand, in the absence of hard evidences, the more radical monotheistic religionists (who defend their beliefs fiercely) and some scientists deny the existence of advanced extraterrestrial life.
From there arises this debate: Does God exist? Do extraterrestrial beings exist? Or both? In what can we believe?
It is relevant to note that there aren´t proofs on the existence of the Lord and aliens, rather there are evidences to support them (along with arguments against), and this discussion of difficult issues hasn´t lost its relevance. Even the possible existence of extraterrestrial beings would create a conflict with monotheistic religions, perhaps difficult to solve…
Index:
I. INTRODUCTION
II. THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
II.1 EVIDENCES IN FAVOR OF THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
II.1.1 THE ABSENCE OF SATISFACTORY EXPLANATIONS ABOUT THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF THE UNIVERSE AND LIFE
II.1.2 THE CONDITIONS THAT ALLOW THE EXISTENCE OF LIFE
II.1.3 THE LIMITATIONS OF SCIENCE
II.1.4 THE DIFFUSE VISION OF THE SCIENCE-RELIGIONS CONFLICT
II.1.5 THE CONSCIENCE AND OTHER COGNITIVE CAPACITIES
II.1.6 THE BIBLICAL PROPHECIES AND THE EXISTENCE OF JESUS
II.1.7 THE FIVE WAYS OF THOMAS AQUINAS
II.2 ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
II.3 THE RELATIVIZATION OF GOD
II.4 THE PROBLEM OF MONOTHEISM
II.5 CONCLUSIONS ON THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
III. THE WONDERFUL ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE
III.1 THE NOTION OF BIG BANG
III.2 THE FUNDAMENTALS OF BIG BANG
III.3 QUESTIONINGS TO THE BIG BANG
III.4 CONCLUSIONS ON THE WONDERFUL ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE
IV. OTHER GREAT EXISTENTIAL MYSTERIES
IV.1 THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE AND THE HUMAN BEING
IV.1.1 THE EVOLUTIONARY THEORIES
IV.1.2 QUESTIONINGS TO THE EVOLUTIONARY THEORIES
IV.2 THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE GOOD AND THE EVIL
IV.2.1 THE POSITION OF SCIENCE ON GOOD AND EVIL
IV.2.2 THE CONCEPTIONS OF GOOD AND EVIL IN MONOTHEISTIC RELIGIONS
IV.2.3 THE CONCEPTIONS OF GOOD AND EVIL IN OTHER RELIGIONS
IV.3 HUMAN SUFFERING
IV.3.1 HUMAN SUFFERING ACCORDING TO MONOTHEISTIC RELIGIONS
IV.3.2 HUMAN SUFFERING ACCORDING TO THE EASTERN RELIGIONS OF THE NEW AGE
IV.4 THE MEANING OF HUMAN LIFE
IV.4.1 THE HUMAN LIFE HAS A MEANING
IV.4.2 THE HUMAN LIFE HAS NO MEANING
IV.4.3 THE HUMAN LIFE CAN HAVE A MEANING
IV.5 LIFE AFTER DEATH
IV.6 TIME
IV.7 THE DESTINY OF HUMANKIND
IV.7.1 THE DESTINY OF HUMANKIND ACCORDING TO MONOTHEISTIC RELIGIONS
IV.7.2 THE DESTINY OF HUMANKIND ACCORDING TO EASTERN RELIGIONS OF THE NEW AGE
IV.8 CONCLUSIONS ON OTHER GREAT EXISTENTIAL MYSTERIES
V. THE EXISTENCE OF INTELLIGENT EXTRATERRESTRIAL BEINGS
V.1 EVIDENCES IN FAVOR OF THE EXISTENCE OF ADVANCED EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE
V.1.1 THE MYSTERIOUS APPEARANCE OF HOMO SAPIENS
V.1.2 THE ANCIENT PAINTINGS OF ASTRONAUTS, SPACESHIPS AND OTHER SYMBOLS
V.1.3 THE EXTRATERRESTRIALS MENTIONED IN ANCIENT TEXTS
V.1.4 AN IMPRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT IN OTHER TIMES
V.1.5 THE SIGHTINGS OF EXTRATERRESTRIALS AND UFOS
V.1.6 THE CONTACTS WITH EXTRATERRESTRIALS
V.1.7 OTHER STRANGE PHENOMENA
V.1.8 THE MYSTERY OF THE MOON
V.1.9 THE MYSTERIES OF MARS AND THE ASTEROID BELT
V.1.10 SOME UNUSUAL FACTS
V.2 ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE EXISTENCE OF ADVANCED EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE
V.3 THE PROBLEM OF THE EXISTENCE OF EXTRATERRESTRIALS
V.4 A CONCILIATORY POSITION BETWEEN RELIGIONS AND EXTRATERRESTRIALS
V.5 CONCLUSIONS ON THE EXISTENCE OF INTELLIGENT EXTRATERRESTRIAL BEINGS
VI. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
VII. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Title God vs. Aliens
In the Modern and Contemporary Era, there has been a profound awakening of interest in the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life, which might have the technology to visit us.
On the one hand, some scientists, researchers and writers are convinced that the sky gods, mentioned in some ancient religious texts, are aliens, and some of them shared their knowledge with humankind. And on the other hand, in the absence of hard evidences, the more radical monotheistic religionists (who defend their beliefs fiercely) and some scientists deny the existence of advanced extraterrestrial life.
From there arises this debate: Does God exist? Do extraterrestrial beings exist? Or both? In what can we believe?
It is relevant to note that there aren´t proofs on the existence of the Lord and aliens, rather there are evidences to support them (along with arguments against), and this discussion of difficult issues hasn´t lost its relevance. Even the possible existence of extraterrestrial beings would create a conflict with monotheistic religions, perhaps difficult to solve…
Index:
I. INTRODUCTION
II. THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
II.1 EVIDENCES IN FAVOR OF THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
II.1.1 THE ABSENCE OF SATISFACTORY EXPLANATIONS ABOUT THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF THE UNIVERSE AND LIFE
II.1.2 THE CONDITIONS THAT ALLOW THE EXISTENCE OF LIFE
II.1.3 THE LIMITATIONS OF SCIENCE
II.1.4 THE DIFFUSE VISION OF THE SCIENCE-RELIGIONS CONFLICT
II.1.5 THE CONSCIENCE AND OTHER COGNITIVE CAPACITIES
II.1.6 THE BIBLICAL PROPHECIES AND THE EXISTENCE OF JESUS
II.1.7 THE FIVE WAYS OF THOMAS AQUINAS
II.2 ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
II.3 THE RELATIVIZATION OF GOD
II.4 THE PROBLEM OF MONOTHEISM
II.5 CONCLUSIONS ON THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
III. THE WONDERFUL ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE
III.1 THE NOTION OF BIG BANG
III.2 THE FUNDAMENTALS OF BIG BANG
III.3 QUESTIONINGS TO THE BIG BANG
III.4 CONCLUSIONS ON THE WONDERFUL ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE
IV. OTHER GREAT EXISTENTIAL MYSTERIES
IV.1 THE ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF LIFE AND THE HUMAN BEING
IV.1.1 THE EVOLUTIONARY THEORIES
IV.1.2 QUESTIONINGS TO THE EVOLUTIONARY THEORIES
IV.2 THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE GOOD AND THE EVIL
IV.2.1 THE POSITION OF SCIENCE ON GOOD AND EVIL
IV.2.2 THE CONCEPTIONS OF GOOD AND EVIL IN MONOTHEISTIC RELIGIONS
IV.2.3 THE CONCEPTIONS OF GOOD AND EVIL IN OTHER RELIGIONS
IV.3 HUMAN SUFFERING
IV.3.1 HUMAN SUFFERING ACCORDING TO MONOTHEISTIC RELIGIONS
IV.3.2 HUMAN SUFFERING ACCORDING TO THE EASTERN RELIGIONS OF THE NEW AGE
IV.4 THE MEANING OF HUMAN LIFE
IV.4.1 THE HUMAN LIFE HAS A MEANING
IV.4.2 THE HUMAN LIFE HAS NO MEANING
IV.4.3 THE HUMAN LIFE CAN HAVE A MEANING
IV.5 LIFE AFTER DEATH
IV.6 TIME
IV.7 THE DESTINY OF HUMANKIND
IV.7.1 THE DESTINY OF HUMANKIND ACCORDING TO MONOTHEISTIC RELIGIONS
IV.7.2 THE DESTINY OF HUMANKIND ACCORDING TO EASTERN RELIGIONS OF THE NEW AGE
IV.8 CONCLUSIONS ON OTHER GREAT EXISTENTIAL MYSTERIES
V. THE EXISTENCE OF INTELLIGENT EXTRATERRESTRIAL BEINGS
V.1 EVIDENCES IN FAVOR OF THE EXISTENCE OF ADVANCED EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE
V.1.1 THE MYSTERIOUS APPEARANCE OF HOMO SAPIENS
V.1.2 THE ANCIENT PAINTINGS OF ASTRONAUTS, SPACESHIPS AND OTHER SYMBOLS
V.1.3 THE EXTRATERRESTRIALS MENTIONED IN ANCIENT TEXTS
V.1.4 AN IMPRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT IN OTHER TIMES
V.1.5 THE SIGHTINGS OF EXTRATERRESTRIALS AND UFOS
V.1.6 THE CONTACTS WITH EXTRATERRESTRIALS
V.1.7 OTHER STRANGE PHENOMENA
V.1.8 THE MYSTERY OF THE MOON
V.1.9 THE MYSTERIES OF MARS AND THE ASTEROID BELT
V.1.10 SOME UNUSUAL FACTS
V.2 ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE EXISTENCE OF ADVANCED EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE
V.3 THE PROBLEM OF THE EXISTENCE OF EXTRATERRESTRIALS
V.4 A CONCILIATORY POSITION BETWEEN RELIGIONS AND EXTRATERRESTRIALS
V.5 CONCLUSIONS ON THE EXISTENCE OF INTELLIGENT EXTRATERRESTRIAL BEINGS
VI. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
VII. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Work type Narrative, Essay
Tags sky, monotheism, mysteries, ufo, religion, alien
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Entry date Feb 14, 2022, 6:35 PM UTC
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Author. Holder Rolando José Olivo Mata. Date Feb 14, 2022.
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