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Glidescube (62 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 06:51 AM Original message |
If E.T. did phone OUR home how would religion ever survive. |
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tjwmason (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 06:58 AM Response to Original message |
1. Wouldn't make any difference to religion. |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 06:58 AM Response to Original message |
2. I think we would be Alien food. |
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Borgnine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 07:13 AM Response to Original message |
3. Religion would adapt as little as needed. |
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moggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 08:47 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. I suspect you're right |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
4. religions are pliable enough lie-mongers and misrepresenters to survive. |
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UncleSepp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
22. Um... religion in general doesn't care |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
5. What would artificial intelligence mean to religion? |
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Inland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 03:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. You'll have to ask the A.I.s themselves what it means. |
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banana republican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 11:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
19. Artificial Intelligence: When the real thing won't Do..... n/t |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
6. Bet the alien's got its own religion, creation myths, etc. |
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smomfr (227 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 10:30 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. What alien in his/her/whatever right |
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Inland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 12:59 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. There was an old BC comic strip |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
9. Well... |
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Zebedeo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
10. Jesus' "other sheep" |
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Inland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
11. No. There would be efforts to convert aliens. Maybe vice versa. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 01:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 02:12 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. They would force us to worship their Giant Squid. |
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Inland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 02:58 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords. nt |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-18-06 03:11 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Sure thing, Kent Brockman |
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ozone_man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
17. What if the aliens were the gods? |
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manic expression (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 05:05 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. One thing |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-17-06 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
18. I"d hope so! |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 12:58 AM Response to Original message |
21. Did anyone ever see that South Park episode? |
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InaneAnanity (910 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-25-06 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
23. It wouldn't make a difference |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
24. Adam and Eve would have to be redefined. |
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NativeTexan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
25. The Old Testament explains what happened on Earth... |
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