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JKD_forever
07-Dec-2004, 07:32 AM
Ok, i want to see what do you people think about this.
Harder to believe in aliens or God (as the creator of Evrything, not inner energy and other bs)

I say God, of course :Alien:

megk
07-Dec-2004, 05:08 PM
I say aliens ofcourse, I know God :D . I don't know any aliens ;)

Kinjiro Tsukasa
07-Dec-2004, 05:12 PM
Lil green aliens. No contest.

Jeffrey Quinn
07-Dec-2004, 05:14 PM
Did God create the aliens? :Angel: :Angel: :Angel:

MartialArtsSnob
07-Dec-2004, 05:28 PM
Maybe the Aliens created God?

king_dragon
07-Dec-2004, 06:14 PM
maybe theres a conspiracy between the aliens and god

wrydolphin
07-Dec-2004, 06:21 PM
The lil green aliens, of course. Everyone knows they are more of a teal then green.

woodrow
07-Dec-2004, 09:10 PM
I thought the little green aliens were god?

YODA
07-Dec-2004, 09:27 PM
I thought the little green aliens were god? Uh oh! I agree with Woodrow - this is NOT a good sign! :eek:

... They're coming to take me away ha ha!!!

JohnnyX
07-Dec-2004, 09:31 PM
... They're coming to take me away ha ha!!!

Hey! You could make that into a song. ;)

Kinjiro Tsukasa
07-Dec-2004, 09:33 PM
Hey! You could make that into a song. ;)
Hey Johnny, only a few of us here are old enough to remember that! :D

Poop-Loops
07-Dec-2004, 10:08 PM
Little green aliens are almost a fact. The chance of life in the universe besides us is really big. Therefore, to them, we are "aliens". And plants are green. I win.

PL

MarioBro
07-Dec-2004, 10:34 PM
I say aliens ofcourse, I know God :D . I don't know any aliens ;)
Cool...I have been trying to get a hold of him, but he has not been returning my calls. I was starting to think he was not real, but if you know him...:rolleyes:.

Next time you see him tell him to give me a shout as I have a couple of questions for him :).

ShaoLinMonk108
07-Dec-2004, 10:38 PM
Little green aliens are almost a fact. The chance of life in the universe besides us is really big. Therefore, to them, we are "aliens". And plants are green. I win.

PL
yes!!! The Chance there is other life in this univerce is huge!!! as for god.......i wont say that its not possible.not that i belive in him.

Kinjiro Tsukasa
07-Dec-2004, 10:41 PM
Actually, can't we believe in both?

I'm not so sure about the "little" or "green" though. ;)

ZenPolice
08-Dec-2004, 12:25 AM
It is silly to believe in aliens--small, green, or otherwise--because the population of the entire Universe is, in fact, zero.

According to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

"Population [of the Universe]: None.

It is known that there are an infinite number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in. However, not every one of them is inhabited. Therefore, there must be a finite number of inhabited worlds. Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing as makes no odds, so the average population of all the planets in the Universe can be said to be zero. From this it follows that the population of the whole Universe is also zero, and that any people you may meet from time to time are merely the products of a deranged imagination."

From The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams.

Despite this overwhelming proof to the contrary, I still find little green aliens easier to believe in than God. This is not to say I don't believe in God. Aliens are simply easier to justify. Just get on the subway in downtown Manhattan and you'll see my point. When you believe in aliens, a lot of crazy stuff suddenly makes a lot more sense.

Of course, the same could be said of God, I suppose. Who made everything? God. Why are we here? God. What happens when we die? It's up to God. Why did they cancel "BANZAI"? God's will. Yes, God is a good answer for a lot of things. But, so are aliens.

I think maybe I'll cover all the bases and believe in both, just in case.

JKD_forever
08-Dec-2004, 12:31 AM
Actually, not quite true,
If you were to take limit of very small number by any big number, than limit approaches 0. This way, it is simply very small number, but it still isn't zero.
I find I fascinating that people still do not believe that there are other forms of life out there even though there are more galaxies than number of sand particles on every beach on earth together. They still prefer to believe in omnipresent creator. Note how I phrased the question - harder to believe in.

Kinjiro Tsukasa
08-Dec-2004, 12:33 AM
I find I fascinating that people still do not believe that there are other forms of life out there even though there are more galaxies than number of sand particles on every beach on earth together. They still prefer to believe in omnipresent creator.
Why do you think these are mutually exclusive?

JKD_forever
08-Dec-2004, 12:40 AM
I never really specified that ;)

Afroninja
08-Dec-2004, 12:43 AM
Ok first of all, calling Aliens little and green is raceism and its a stereo type, they dont appreciate it very much. They have feelings to ya know :Alien:

ZenPolice
08-Dec-2004, 12:56 AM
Ok first of all, calling Aliens little and green is raceism and its a stereo type, they dont appreciate it very much. They have feelings to ya know :Alien:Point taken. Welcome to Earth, I hope you enjoy your stay.

Stuart H
08-Dec-2004, 09:54 AM
Maybe the Aliens created God?
Wouldn't the aliens by definition then be God?

iamraisen
08-Dec-2004, 10:42 AM
its much harder to believe in God, but much more rewarding.

As far as i know aliens cant provide hope in your darkest hour, and instead give you a brief anal probing.

MartialArtsSnob
08-Dec-2004, 11:32 AM
its much harder to believe in God, but much more rewarding.

As far as i know aliens cant provide hope in your darkest hour, and instead give you a brief anal probing.

Not that there is anything wong with that............ :confused: :Alien: :eek: :o :cry:

iamraisen
08-Dec-2004, 04:09 PM
Not that there is anything wong with that............ :confused: :Alien: :eek: :o :cry:

the faces summed it up perfectly

d33pthought
08-Dec-2004, 04:20 PM
I voted for little green aliens. Besides, when was the last time you ever saw a Mexican with an unhealthy obsession for broccoli?

Seriously, I'd be more willing to believe in aliens if they didn't have to be little or green. Why not mauve and portly? Or cobalt blue and appear to suffer from marfan's?

Nick_UKWC
08-Dec-2004, 06:55 PM
If you want proof life can exist on random chunks of rock floating in space you don't have to look very far.

The case for God on the other hand, somewhat more tenuous imo

iamraisen
09-Dec-2004, 07:37 AM
The case for God on the other hand, somewhat more tenuous imo

thats why he is so much harder to believe in. no one ever claimed religion is easy (bar maybe kabbalah ;) )

Nick_UKWC
09-Dec-2004, 12:03 PM
Dude, I read your sig and thought it said 'Silence of the Eight Lambs'

iamraisen
09-Dec-2004, 12:32 PM
Dude, I read your sig and thought it said 'Silence of the Eight Lambs'

its doesnt, but if those lambs so much as baaa at me one more time i swear i'll ....

Radok
09-Dec-2004, 01:38 PM
Hey Johnny, only a few of us here are old enough to remember that! :D
I'm sixteen, and I remember that.

Maverick
09-Dec-2004, 02:23 PM
Oops, voted for aliens by mistake.

God is harder to believe in, because the evidence for the existence of one is far weaker than the evidence for the existence of some kind of extra-terrestrial life.

And that is a fact.

Besides, God AND aliens could exist.

Kinjiro Tsukasa
09-Dec-2004, 04:15 PM
I'm sixteen, and I remember that.
Do you remember what was on the B-side of the record? ;)

megk
09-Dec-2004, 04:30 PM
Cool...I have been trying to get a hold of him, but he has not been returning my calls. I was starting to think he was not real, but if you know him...:rolleyes:.

Next time you see him tell him to give me a shout as I have a couple of questions for him :).

MarioBro,

Your like the little kid in grade school that threw little peices of paper at me just to get a rise out of me.

Not today Brotha! :cool:

Merry Christmas, or happy little green alien day, or whatever.

Paratus
09-Dec-2004, 04:53 PM
Do you remember what was on the B-side of the record? ;)

More songs isn't it?

I could tell you what's on the B-side of some new cd's n' dvd's coming out :D

Maverick
09-Dec-2004, 06:47 PM
Well to be fair Meg claiming you 'know' God is pretty much asking for comments like that.

Johndoe
09-Dec-2004, 06:54 PM
how can you think that in all the univeverse, we are the only creatures that exist? :confused:

megk
09-Dec-2004, 07:02 PM
Well to be fair Meg claiming you 'know' God is pretty much asking for comments like that.

I know I know, I was just having a little fun. ;)

By the way I do indeed know God. I know he loves me and wants whats best for me. He also works on my behalf in all sorts of situations in my life. That is how I know him. If anyone else would like to talk to him or ask him anything I know that he will hear you out, because he wants you to know him as well. You don't need me to ask for you. :confused:

Flame me if you wish, I can take it. :p

Scarlet Mist
09-Dec-2004, 07:03 PM
It is silly to believe in aliens--small, green, or otherwise--because the population of the entire Universe is, in fact, zero.

According to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

"Population [of the Universe]: None.

It is known that there are an infinite number of worlds, simply because there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in. However, not every one of them is inhabited. Therefore, there must be a finite number of inhabited worlds. Any finite number divided by infinity is as near to nothing as makes no odds, so the average population of all the planets in the Universe can be said to be zero. From this it follows that the population of the whole Universe is also zero, and that any people you may meet from time to time are merely the products of a deranged imagination."



This has to be the worst argument I've heard in a long long time.

Rudain
09-Dec-2004, 07:39 PM
Poor aliens... they always have to be green... why not blue or pink with brown stripes..

As far as the question goes.... I say god. BUT if they aliens were not green... then I would say Aliens

BackFistMonkey
09-Dec-2004, 07:55 PM
I know I know, I was just having a little fun. ;)

By the way I do indeed know God. I know he loves me and wants whats best for me. He also works on my behalf in all sorts of situations in my life. That is how I know him. If anyone else would like to talk to him or ask him anything I know that he will hear you out, because he wants you to know him as well. You don't need me to ask for you. :confused:

Flame me if you wish, I can take it. :p
OH boy !!!! I get flame you ...... * sighs * but thats no fun ... your all nice and stuff * pouts * it sucks to try and attack nice peoples personal beliefs .But here it goes I will do my best

Millions pray to god to help them survive ... a group of unarmed CHRISTIAN iraqi civilians who were executed according to recnet reports were asking for God and Jesus ( not Allah ) to save them as they were shot down one by one .
Umm thoudands of christians in northern africa die daily from malnutrition and AIDS .
The list goes on and on .... why does God love you more and choose to help you and interfere into your life ? I guess why doesnt matter you should feel lucky that God loves you and wants the best for you .
Or maybe it seemss that way becouse your a white american ? Maybe you are mistaking the greed of the american government and its people as the will of God .. its common mistake made by people who have enough to eat and nice homes .
heck even President Bush made that mistake :

"God told me to strike at al Qaeda and I struck them, and then he instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I did, and now I am determined to solve the problem in the Middle East."

—George W. Bush


I hope when god talks to you he doesnt say crazy CRAP like that ....

anyway be well and train hard

BackFistMonkey

maybe look at your sig for some advise ....

megk
09-Dec-2004, 08:21 PM
OH boy !!!! I get flame you ...... * sighs * but thats no fun ... your all nice and stuff * pouts * it sucks to try and attack nice peoples personal beliefs .But here it goes I will do my best

Millions pray to god to help them survive ... a group of unarmed CHRISTIAN iraqi civilians who were executed according to recnet reports were asking for God and Jesus ( not Allah ) to save them as they were shot down one by one .
Umm thoudands of christians in northern africa die daily from malnutrition and AIDS .
The list goes on and on .... why does God love you more and choose to help you and interfere into your life ? I guess why doesnt matter you should feel lucky that God loves you and wants the best for you .
Or maybe it seemss that way becouse your a white american ? Maybe you are mistaking the greed of the american government and its people as the will of God .. its common mistake made by people who have enough to eat and nice homes .
heck even President Bush made that mistake :



I hope when god talks to you he doesnt say crazy CRAP like that ....

anyway be well and train hard

BackFistMonkey

maybe look at your sig for some advise ....

In reply, briefly....

Being a Christian doesn't prevent all kinds of bad stuff from happening to me. Nor will it prevent bad stuff from happening to other Christians around the world. Jesus was pretty clear about the fact that life would be hard.

When I pray, I don't generally pray for "stuff" so living in America doesn't really effect the answers to my prayers, although I see your point.

It is interesting to note that the Christians in Africa are dying of AIDS and starvation, yet they are dying professing Christians. And the Iraqis that were gunned down because they weren't calling on Allah, died as Christians. You all may disagree, but even if I were not a believer I would see the power in those peoples Faith. Phip 4:6,7 "Do not be anxious about anything but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving present your requests to God. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding will gaurd your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
That is the peace that those believers no doubt felt before their deaths.

OK I'm done. Sorry to take it off topic. If you still would like to flame have fun. I'll be off for a couple of days.

Of by the way, Spinning Back Fists are my favorite :D

BackFistMonkey
09-Dec-2004, 08:26 PM
In reply, briefly....

Being a Christian doesn't prevent all kinds of bad stuff from happening to me. Nor will it prevent bad stuff from happening to other Christians around the world. Jesus was pretty clear about the fact that life would be hard.

When I pray, I don't generally pray for "stuff" so living in America doesn't really effect the answers to my prayers, although I see your point.

It is interesting to note that the Christians in Africa are dying of AIDS and starvation, yet they are dying professing Christians. And the Iraqis that were gunned down because they weren't calling on Allah, died as Christians. You all may disagree, but even if I were not a believer I would see the power in those peoples Faith. Phip 4:6,7 "Do not be anxious about anything but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving present your requests to God. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding will gaurd your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
That is the peace that those believers no doubt felt before their deaths.

OK I'm done. Sorry to take it off topic. If you still would like to flame have fun. I'll be off for a couple of days.

Of by the way, Spinning Back Fists are my favorite :D

I think your grand Meg thank you for playing the FLAME WAR !!!! and doing it nicely ... I hope I didnt offend too much and gave you something to think about whether or not you agree ... just food for though .... your posts tend to make me think ..

Thanks again

Train Hard and Be Well

BackFistMonkey

ZenPolice
09-Dec-2004, 09:56 PM
This has to be the worst argument I've heard in a long long time....which is why it is remarkable that you would take such a ridiculous argument seriously. This is an excerpt from The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, second in the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, a set of humorous novels by the late Douglas Adams. It's obviously pure nonsense.

Poop-Loops
10-Dec-2004, 12:14 AM
This has to be the worst argument I've heard in a long long time.

The logic is flawed because a fraction of infinity is still infinity.

PL

iamraisen
10-Dec-2004, 07:43 AM
...which is why it is remarkable that you would take such a ridiculous argument seriously. This is an excerpt from The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, second in the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, a set of humorous novels by the late Douglas Adams. It's obviously pure nonsense.

the same man also noted that not all of the worlds problems can be solved with potatoes.

ZenPolice
10-Dec-2004, 07:52 AM
the same man also noted that not all of the worlds problems can be solved with potatoes.You see? This is clearly a man of profound wisdom and deep thought. I rest my case.

iamraisen
10-Dec-2004, 07:57 AM
You see? This is clearly a man of profound wisdom and deep thought. I rest my case.

:D something we can all agree on!

Topher
12-Dec-2004, 02:23 AM
I wanted to and thought i did vote for God - but i clicked aliens. Mod feel free to change :)

Navi
31-Dec-2004, 05:05 AM
aliens people?! aliens!? ahhhhh!!!!!
i can't believe the poll is 50/50.

you know, i'm curious. did people believe in aliens as much before "the war of the worlds" was broadcast? i mean....aliens?! ahhh!!!!

MarioBro
31-Dec-2004, 07:12 AM
aliens people?! aliens!? ahhhhh!!!!!
i can't believe the poll is 50/50.

you know, i'm curious. did people believe in aliens as much before "the war of the worlds" was broadcast? i mean....aliens?! ahhh!!!!
I would reply to you, but I do not believe that you really exist...:D

As far as aliens...sure, why not? The universe is too big and totally uncharted to be so arrogant as to dismiss the likelyhood of the existence of other intelligent beings.

call_me_rizki
31-Dec-2004, 08:47 AM
i trust God and dont trust lil green alien, it's rather difficult to trust in an little green alien even when i'm study in the same place with an alien.. boy, my firend are really looks like an alien!! :eek: unless that he is not green :cool:

MarioBro
31-Dec-2004, 02:27 PM
i trust God and dont trust lil green alien, it's rather difficult to trust in an little green alien even when i'm study in the same place with an alien.. boy, my firend are really looks like an alien!! :eek: unless that he is not green :cool:
:confused:

Bob1770
31-Dec-2004, 03:30 PM
I'll take an aluminum foil hat over a bible any day! :Alien:

Florida Warlock
31-Dec-2004, 05:17 PM
This is really a pointless survey...

'lil green aliens'...? There's no credible evidence that aliens are green, that's the steroetype you see on TV and in cartoons. However, mixed in with the fake videotapes, modified pictures, and guys dressed in well-made creature costumes, there is proof of life beyond Earth. (coughcough*goverment*cough*coverup*cough)
There are too many stars, planets, and galaxies beyond Earth for anyone to dismiss the idea of other life forms. We're never going to use the resources on those planets; we're not even smart enough to get to most of those planets.

Every religion has one God; even though some have several others, there is one main God in every religion. Most religions are man-made to suit the needs and desires of church leaders, but the one truth in every religion is one God. Even those who don't believe in God refer to something most know as God.

Neither is more difficult to believe in.

Nick_UKWC
01-Jan-2005, 02:58 PM
aliens people?! aliens!? ahhhhh!!!!!
i can't believe the poll is 50/50.

you know, i'm curious. did people believe in aliens as much before "the war of the worlds" was broadcast? i mean....aliens?! ahhh!!!!

How can you think, even for a moment, that there is something special or different about Earth?

I mean WHY would that be the case?

You're not looking at the big picture my friend, have you any idea how unimportant people actually are?

gaz shaw
01-Jan-2005, 03:03 PM
i was watching the TV about 2 weeks ago and i found out tht incredibally 2% of all americans believe that they have been abducted by aliens, and 48% believe in aliens in america.

Navi
07-Jan-2005, 12:21 AM
How can you think, even for a moment, that there is something special or different about Earth?
if you believe in god, then you would believe that yes indeed we are special.

I mean WHY would that be the case?
because god loves us. and all those planets out there in the heavens were created for us.
""Let luminaries come to be in the expanse of the heavens to make a division between the day and the night; and they must serve as signs and for seasons and for days and for years. And they must serve as luminaries in the expanse of the heavens to shine upon the earth." And it came to be so. And God proceeded to make the two great luminaries, the greater lumminary for dominating the day and the lesser luminary for dominating the night, and also the stars. Thus God put them in the expanse of the heavens to shine upon the earth and to dominate by day and by night and to make a division between the light and the darkness." Genesis 1:14-18

You're not looking at the big picture my friend, have you any idea how unimportant people actually are?
i am looking at the great picture. for who is greater than God? and yet he thought enough of us to send "forth his Son as a propitiatory sacrifice for our sins." 1John 4:10

but anyway. in this world, the majority of the population claims to have a religion (practicing or non-practicing). whatever it may be, one god or more, the majority of the world's population claims to believe in one god or another. and yet...here we are. almost 50 / 50 on a small scale poll. it just seems funny that's all.
i'm sure that if this poll would be taken on a world wide scale the results would differ, mostly because of age.

younger= god, because religion is ingrained in children by parents and they are told that there is no boogie monster under the bed.

teens / young adults= aliens, because this is the time when they begin to question things and reasonings that they never questioned before. the old line from parents "because i said so" doesn't work anymore.

adults= one big toss up. it's a little bit of everything. some are just so religious. others, religious but non-practicing. there are some that begin conspiracy theories big enough to include various alien races at war (really), then there's scientologists. lol. i had to throw that one in there. and then there's the plain ol' atheists. good ol' atheists.

older adults= god, because when you get so close to the end you figure you don't want to upset the anyone on the other side.

so...judging by that poll....hmmm... i trully thought God would be winning by a landslide. but then again. i don't know the average age of the individuals being polled.

Iai-do master
26-Apr-2005, 08:26 PM
wow i cant beleave most peaple dont beleave in god :(

mathcore
09-May-2005, 10:11 PM
wow i cant beleave most peaple dont beleave in god :(
I'm with you. Then they try to pretend like there is "fact" that complex life exists elsewhere. The exact conditions for another Earth to exist are incredibly incredibly incredibly rare. Just how incredibly rare it is for life to exist elsewhere iis thoroughly disseminated in Rare Earth (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0387952896/qid=1115675367/sr=8-2/ref=pd_csp_2/002-3357582-0725605?v=glance&s=books&n=507846). What we have here are not facts, but opinions. Opinions are open for debate and the life in the Universe question is highly debatable. To believe in it, and to not believe in it, are both completely logical standpoints, because all the evidence we have for both sides is completely subjective.

For illustrative purposes, imagine you drew a line on a piece of paper. Then it came to life. Now, this line's entire life exists on the x and y axis. Now imagine ourselves, living in three-dimensional space. We can look down on the line, into his simplistic two-dimensional world, because we have a concept of up and down (the z axis). The line does not, so it can't even confirm whether or not we're actually looking down at our creation at any given point in time or that we even exist. What if God exists in higher dimension as such?

Believe in God, don't believe in God. It's your own prerogative. However, to pretend like you have a scientific high ground to someone else on the issue is absolutely ludicrous.

chopperfan666
07-Jun-2005, 03:35 AM
i voted god, all im gonna say is we're proof that life exists in random spots in the universe. I highly doubt that in an infinite place that no other life forms of any kind exist, but, there is absolutely no proof that god is real. no1 has ever seen him/her/it. Unless u can prove theres a god, i stand by what i said

scottsummers
07-Jun-2005, 08:59 AM
Ok, i want to see what do you people think about this.
Harder to believe in aliens or God (as the creator of Evrything, not inner energy and other bs)

I say God, of course :Alien:

- You could believe in both. I do believe aliens exist but I believe they are really demons(evil spirits). There are a lot of correlations with people who experience alien visitations and visitations from evil spirits.

scottsummers
07-Jun-2005, 09:03 AM
[QUOTE=MarioBro]Cool...I have been trying to get a hold of him, but he has not been returning my calls. I was starting to think he was not real, but if you know him...:rolleyes:.

Next time you see him tell him to give me a shout as I have a couple of questions for him :)

-why don't you just ask him?

jroe52
07-Jun-2005, 09:39 AM
i can't vote. my vote is for it doesn't matter:)

Stuart H
07-Jun-2005, 11:17 AM
i voted god, all im gonna say is we're proof that life exists in random spots in the universe. I highly doubt that in an infinite place that no other life forms of any kind exist, but, there is absolutely no proof that god is real. no1 has ever seen him/her/it. Unless u can prove theres a god, i stand by what i said

No one can "prove" God exists, just as no one can "prove" that life exists in random spots in the universe. :D

chopperfan666
08-Jun-2005, 10:52 PM
No one can "prove" God exists, just as no one can "prove" that life exists in random spots in the universe. :D

i say all life on earth is proof enough. i think earth is a fairly random spot in the universe to have things living on it. makes you wonder if life forms on other planets are having this conversation as we speak, hmmm

JinkokMike
09-Jun-2005, 08:51 AM
God by far! :D

jabcrosshook
11-Jun-2005, 04:43 PM
It depends what we mean by aliens? Little green things with big heads and black eyes? NO :Alien:

Beings from other planets? YES

I find the idea of God risiculous, though, and am more likely to believe in talking Christmas trees.

Rainer.T88
14-Jun-2005, 10:38 AM
Of course it is easier to believe in God, dont be dumb. all it take is a Grade 1 thinking. If aliens Created than Alien is God.. and If God no.1 created God no.2 Than God no.2 isnt God. So basically Whoever created whoever is God, and logically thinking there can only be 1 God not God[s]. Since no1 who created no,2 is more powerful.

Speaking about having only one God, there are only a few religions which talk about the truth of ONE supreme being. Christianity, Islam, etc...
NOTE* all of which reject the idea of having lil green aliens.

Sorry if it hurts any alien vs predator type of fans out there. :Alien:

slipthejab
14-Jun-2005, 10:42 AM
Maybe the Jolly Green Giant is real after all!! :D

Capt Ann
22-Jun-2005, 12:13 AM
I found something interesting on this survey.

I went back through the list of everytone who responded, and separated out how many people were more apt to believe in God vs. aliens, by the nationality of the respondent. (Yes, I really don't have much of a life ;) )

Seriously, one Saturday with some free time, I counted a total of 135 people who responded to this survey. As of the time of the count, this split into the following:
Easier to believe in God: 42%
Easier to believe in aliens: 58%

What was more interesting was how this split up geographically. Out of 135 people, the survey included 33 from the UK, 40 from the US, 8 from Canada, 19 from all other nations, and 35 who did not identify their nationality. Here is the split:

UK:
Easier to believe in God: 27%
Easier to believe in aliens: 73%

US:
Easier to believe in God: 68%
Easier to believe in aliens: 32%

Canada:
Easier to believe in God: 25%
Easier to believe in aliens: 75%

Other:
Easier to believe in God: 47%
Easier to believe in aliens: 53%

Did not identify Nationality:
Easier to believe in God: 29%
Easier to believe in aliens: 71%

Notice that UK and Canadian MAP members are 50% more skeptical about the existence of God, on average, than their counterparts from anywhere else in the world. Their level of skepticism is equal to the statistics for those who refused to identify their personal details in their member profiles. On the other hand, US MAP members were 50% more apt to believe in God than their counterparts in the rest of the world.

I think it's interesting to note that the greatest difference in level of personal belief is between those nations that share the most in common as far as language, other areas of culture, and history.

Your thoughts on why?

Kinjiro Tsukasa
22-Jun-2005, 12:26 AM
I think it's interesting to note that the greatest difference in level of personal belief is between those nations that share the most in common as far as language, other areas of culture, and history.

Your thoughts on why?
I don't know the reason for the difference between nations sharing common language, but I'm not surprised by the US results -- it's no secret that the United States is far less secular, as a nation, than most European nations.

Capt Ann
22-Jun-2005, 12:43 AM
-- it's no secret that the United States is far less secular, as a nation, than most European nations.True, but look at how skeptical, on average, the UK and Canadian respondents were, compared to either the US respondents or the rest of the world. That 'other' category was evenly split up between respondents of half a dozen European countries, plus Australia and NZ.

furn
21-Jul-2005, 07:59 PM
would said god...i'm surrounded by millions of alien each day.....look like humans....hmmm

karate princess
17-Aug-2005, 03:54 PM
i dont believe in god but id find it harder to believe in little green aliens. maybe aliens, but not little and green lol :Alien:

seiki juku kid
17-Aug-2005, 04:03 PM
there are so many galaxies and solar systems etc so technically it's very likely that somewhere in the great unknown there is life and that at least one form will be considered small and green in comparison to us! :Alien:

jesusjedi
01-Sep-2005, 07:44 PM
I think for those that dont want to believe in God it would be harder to believe in God. But seeing that little green people might exsist, they to would have been created by God. I think the little green people believe in God too.

oosh
01-Sep-2005, 08:27 PM
hmm I think the little green guy is God..or have I been watching Stargate too much ?

niclans
01-Feb-2006, 04:13 PM
where are the aliens? green or lil whatever, i want to see one

thepunisher
01-Feb-2006, 04:57 PM
God seems to be winning in this poll...odd, I thought ppl believe more in god than they do in aliens.

Christian

tcgohan
01-Feb-2006, 05:16 PM
Both are easy to believe in, why in the world are we the only animal to develop writing? (of course dolphins monkeys and cats know all about math :D ) I believe in god, you would too if you had some of my experiences, and the scriptures say that he created worlds innumerable, there's also the whole "other sheep I have" thing, which could be talking about the native americans but may also include aliens. simple if you believe in god you should also be open to the idea that He also created aliens. just my two cents, bye.

flaming
03-Feb-2006, 09:24 PM
Aliens are way easier to believe in because life has been found on asteroids so there alien s i dont know if there green. No one can prove god exists unless they were god.

Gary
03-Feb-2006, 09:27 PM
Aliens are way easier to believe in because life has been found on asteroids so there alien s i dont know if there green. No one can prove god exists unless they were god.
When has life been found on asteroids? I missed this somehow.

Sheyja
03-Feb-2006, 09:37 PM
Ok, i want to see what do you people think about this.
Harder to believe in aliens or God (as the creator of Evrything, not inner energy and other bs)

I say God, of course :Alien:

Do you mean believing aliens exist at all, or that they visit our planet and abduct people and such?

flaming
03-Feb-2006, 10:06 PM
Alien flu that came from space. Thats the end of that chapter :)

brahman
04-Feb-2006, 08:06 AM
it would very much depend on which god from which religion you were referring to.

Hoimun
05-Feb-2006, 03:19 AM
Thats true... though most of us only believe in our sick senses to guide us to the truth... why the heck should anybody try an prove who is the creator anyways? Jesus Christ man, everybody knows who Shakespere is.

Which one of us can prove the sun is round? (looks around) oops! I think I went back to prehistoric theology there :D