As more people evidence a willingness to entertain the idea that aliens might have visited the Earth, creationist organizations like Answers in Genesis, who have hung their hats on a no-aliens position, are scrambling to present their supports with firm reasons why this isn’t possible. Especially since well-known theoretical physics professor Michio Kaku was also…
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Isaac Watts, Extraterrestrials and Isaiah 45:18
Dr. Danny Faulkner has written a post in which he takes issue with the pro-extraterrestrial opinion of Isaac Watts, the “Godfather of English Hymnody.” In his lifetime, Watts composed around 750 hymns, including “Joy to the World,” “Alas! and Did My Saviour Bleed,” “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross,” and “I Sing The Mighty Power…
Is a Rare Earth a Powerful Test of the Creation/Evolution Models of Origins?
Dr. Danny Faulkner has received criticism on this site for proposing that an absence of extraterrestrial life is a powerful test of the creation model of origins against the evolution model. He expresses this belief most clearly in an article entitled, “Can Life Exist on Other Planets?” published in the October 2009 issue of the…
In Which Ken Ham Continues To Promote the Lie that Isaiah 45:18 Says ANYTHING About Aliens
Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis has recently “written” a post (with the help of the oft-times half-cocked “AiG’s research team”) called “Study: Mars “More Uninhabitable Than Previously Thought.” Apparently, a new study [“Perchlorates on Mars enhance the bacteriocidal effects of UV light.” Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 4662 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41598-017-04910-3] has concluded that Mars is currently more unsuitable…
Answers for Extraterrestrials: Why You Don’t Have To Choose Between Aliens and the Bible
Ever since the publication of Strangers and Aliens, I have been watching a slow motion train wreck taking place. Ironically, it’s taking place in the trainyard of Biblical Christianity. And it doesn’t have to happen. The Bible is silent on the subject of extraterrestrials, which means the question of whether they exist or not is still…
Jesus Crucified on Countless Alien Worlds?
Dr. Danny Faulkner’s (Answers in Genesis) article “Is Belief in Alien Life Harmless?” made rounds again recently. I’ve already answered Dr. Faulkner’s article, detailing the logical and Scriptural errors it contains; however I wanted to comment on a peculiar misrepresentation of the views of former US President John Adams. I could note of course that it…
Alien Salvation: Answering A Cartoon Argument Against ETs
It sounds like an old joke: “Superman, Chewbacca and Spock walk into a bar…” Except in this case, it’s a cartoon strip by fellow creationist Dan Lietha, so no bar… and Superman’s reading the Bible. The animated strip ostensibly seeks to answer the question: “Is the Idea of Alien Life in Outer Space Biblical?” Fair…
Why the Search for Exoplanets Should Be Encouraged
The news of several Earth-sized planets orbiting a small, dim star called TRAPPIST-1 fell like a bombshell this past few days. The announcement was well orchestrated, complete with a 360 image of an exoplanet’s surface, a more mundane image of the same, a little video, and even a travel poster. It was admittedly overkill, but…
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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