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Comment on Latter-day Saint exobiology (part 2) by zen

zen — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:00:00 +0000

It doesn’t get much better than TMBG.

But on the exobiology angle, if we agree that aliens could be quite strange looking, how can decide what “in the image of God” means? If strange aliens are children of God, what about animals? Insects? Plants? I know I am taking it to an absurd level, but how could we distinguish between children of God and animals?

I am asking this, because I had a post on my own bloghttp://strangerthanfic.blogspot.com/
that was stuck on that very question.

Of course, depending on your sources, anywhere from a majority to a minority of UFO sightings involve ‘Nordics’ - people quite indistinguishable from us - for what it is worth.

Comment on Keen religious insight from a comic strip by “‘Spiritual but not religious’ is a cop-out” | A Soft Answer

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Comment on Keen religious insight from a comic strip by Points of Interest #22 « Mind, Soul, and Body

Points of Interest #22 « Mind, Soul, and Body — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:02:36 +0000

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Comment on Aging with grace by Hans

Hans — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:46:36 +0000

Great post. Your post was timely as I am reading Stephen Robinson’s “Believing Christ” with my wife nightly. My wife is a foreign convert, so reading about the role of grace and mercy is enjoyable for us as it is something new for our marriage.

Your post is especially enlightening as I am on the other other end of the spectrum than you (I’m 27) and it is fascinating to hear from someone comment that he feels like he is still working toward the same goals. In a way, it is comforting to know, while I suppose I already did, that I will be just as needy when 55 as now. This is a good lesson to learn now to not be disappointed if I am not where I want to be but to endure with myself.

Come Thou Font is one of my favorite songs and miss it from the hymnal. If there is a revision in the future, I would love to see it. Personally for me, I wouldn’t mind seeing it take the place of “In Our Lovely Deseret”, though I do like the “eat very little meat” verse. There is nothing like a Men’s Choir and Come Thou Font.

Comment on Latter-day Saint exobiology (part 2) by bfwebster

bfwebster — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:10:19 +0000

First off, I had to chuckle in disbelief upon seeing your use of the term “prosthetic foreheads,” which I never expected to see outside the lyrics of They Might Be Giants.

Yep, that was a deliberate (if obscure) homage. “Flood” remains one of my all-time favorite albums. ..bruce..