I was researching the history of modern creationists thought on exotheology recently, when I came across Ken Ham’s earliest article on the search for extraterrestrial life. The article, entitled Any Little Green Men Out There?, originally appeared in Creation 15, no 1 (December 1992): 14-16. In that article, Ken Ham wrote of the search for extraterrestrial…
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Why Isaiah 45:18 Says Nothing About Aliens
It’s one of the most cited verses amongst those touting anti-alien dogma. Just a couple days ago during an Answers News segment with Ken Ham, Bodie Hodge quoted it to claim that aliens were impossible. So how does this verse allegedly make the possibility of extraterrestrial life impossible? Isaiah 45:18 reads: For thus saith the LORD that…
The UFO Deception: How Answers in Genesis & Other Creationist Organizations Are Getting Aliens Wrong
It just kills me how many people conflate the modern UFO phenomenon with the separate question of whether alien life exists beyond Earth at all. A couple weeks ago, I took the time to respond to creation astronomer Dr. Danny Faulkner’s article, “Is Belief in Alien Life Harmless?” in the Oct/Dec 2015 issue of Answers…
ET Go Home! How Conservative Christianity’s Rejection of Aliens Reveals Bigger Concerns
Do extraterrestrials exist? Would the discovery of intelligent alien life beyond this planet invalidate the Bible? Would Christ have to live and die on multiple worlds in order to save fallen aliens? These are the sorts of questions that some Christian speculative fiction authors and exotheologians have wrestled with for centuries. While the Bible makes…
Is Belief In Alien Life Harmless? Why Creationists Are Wrong About Aliens And The Bible
“The thought that aliens might be living on other planets may sound innocent enough. But lurking underneath are some deep theological dangers.” This little blurb begins Dr. Danny Faulkner’s article, “Is Belief in Alien Life Harmless?” in the Oct/Dec 2015 issue of Answers magazine. It lets us know right from the start where the article…
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