Extraterrestrial Soteriology

IF 1.1 0 RELIGION

Scientia et Fides Pub Date : 2023-02-13 DOI:10.12775/setf.2023.006

Jim Slagle

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Abstract

One scientific objection to religion is that the discovery of extraterrestrial life would show that our religions are not veridical, with Christianity being the most common target. I will first look at a parallel issue, the ancient and medieval controversy over antipodes. This raises two problematic Christian doctrines that would apply equally to extraterrestrials: the transmission of original sin and the cosmic fall. These issues raise questions about their spiritual status, but I conclude that not having such answers does not amount to an objection to Christianity’s credibility.

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外星救世神学

科学上反对宗教的一个理由是，地外生命的发现将表明我们的宗教是不真实的，基督教是最常见的目标。我将首先看一个平行的问题，古代和中世纪关于对跖点的争论。这就提出了两个同样适用于外星人的有问题的基督教教义:原罪的传递和宇宙堕落。这些问题提出了关于他们的精神状态的问题，但我的结论是，没有这样的答案并不等于反对基督教的可信度。

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Scientia et Fides RELIGION-

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1.80

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10.00%

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期刊介绍： "Scientia et Fides" (SetF) is an open access online journal published twice a year. It is promoted by the Faculty of Theology of Nicolaus Copernicus University, in Torun, in collaboration with the Group of Research “Science, Reason and Faith” (CRYF), at the University of Navarra. The journal is characterised by the interdisciplinary approach, multiplicity of research perspectives and broad reflection on methodology as well as analysis of the latest publications on the relationship between science and faith. The tasks of the journal are perfectly expressed by the motto "Veritas in omnibus quaerenda est" ("to seek the truth in all things") from "De revolutionibus" by Nicolaus Copernicus. SetF aims to present rigorous research works regarding different aspects of the relationship between science and religion. For this reason, SetF articles are not confined to the methodology of a single discipline and may cover a wide range of topics, provided that the interdisciplinary dialogue between science and religion is undertaken. The journal accepts articles written in English, Spanish, Polish, French, Italian and German which will be evaluated by a peer-review process.