Comments on: E.T. Meets Jesus

By: AnonyMouse

AnonyMouse — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:18:30 +0000

When you got to the part with the metal cones that shoot innard-liquefying rays, I have to admit, the first thing I thought of was the Daleks.

I would love to see Ray Comfort face off against those… well, no, not really, because it wouldn’t be pretty. The look on his face would be priceless, though.

By: jdcollins

jdcollins — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:02:47 +0000

This is really weird. I just got done reading a book by Mary Doria Russel called The Sparrow. It’s weird because it takes place in the near future and a group of people have discovered intelligent life on another planet. The Government doesn’t want to do anything about it, so the Jesuit Society takes up the plan to send a crew to the other planet.

It’s a good read if you haven’t read it. Makes you think, which I assume most of us like to do.

By: cipher

cipher — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:43:15 +0000

Can the aliens take care of Kirk Cameron too before they leave?

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:18:42 +0000

Richard,

I have three words for you:

“Just say NO.”

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:02:07 +0000

Oh dear, maybe I’m just not intellectual enough- but after the first snippet, all I could think was, you mean “Brother From Another Planet”?

By: Darryl

Darryl — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:57:24 +0000

Richard, you have a good imagination. You should (maybe you do) write Sci-Fi.

By: David D.G.

David D.G. — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:50:43 +0000

Suddenly a staccato blast of extremely loud, extremely low frequency sound pulses turns Ray’s internal organs into mush. He crumples to the ground.

(*sniff*) I just love a story with a happy ending!

The aliens back away from his scrambled body, board their ship and lift off into space. On their way out they mine the solar system with devices that will destroy any of our attempts to go into space beyond orbiting our own planet. They leave this part of the galaxy forever.

Aw, phooey. So much for the happy ending, then. Thanks a heap, Ray. Seriously, I loved that little sci-fi snippet! That was beautifully written! ~David D.G.

By: Vincent

Vincent — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:13:50 +0000

nice tale.
Ray Bradburry wrote a short story about astronauts moving from occupied planet to occupied planet, each time getting closer and closer to meeting Jesus but always getting there just after he dies.

That would suck. Having to die on every single world where there is life.

By: NYCatheist

NYCatheist — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:47:12 +0000

Here, you might enjoy this short story about a future missionary trying to convert an alien fungus:

http://www.booksfromscotland.com/Books/Nova-Scotia-9781841830865/A-Case-of-Consilience

Charlie Stross has a good post about the Fermi paradox too:

http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2008/05/why_the_fermi_paradox_isnt_mor.html

By: Jonathan Blake

Jonathan Blake — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:12:50 +0000

Actually, this is almost taken right from the Mormon playbook. The details are a bit fuzzy, but Mormon prophets have taught that Jesus created many worlds with inhabitants like us (Moses 1:33–36—a Mormon scripture). According to Mormonism, however, they all needed Jesus' atoning sacrifice .