There appears to be a conflict between the impulse to search and explore for life outside of our planet and Christian dogma. I like how Father Spyridon addressed it by focusing on the intention. I would hope that searching and exploring would be ok. But he pointed out that after resounding failures, the SETI types never pivoted their hypothesis and thus revealed their intentions: to validate an atheist worldview.
How would/could an Orthodox Christian approach space exploration?
The most provocative message in the book is that this ET/UFO/aliens science that is being done, with millions upon millions spent, is not driven by human curiosity but a desperate need to validate an atheist worldview.
(Just was listening to a discussion on the book "the myth of disenchantment".... Similar ideas.)
When you begin to evaluate your unexamined views and beliefs, and prior utterances, you realize how drenched you are in modernism, secularism, and atheism.
I read through quickly without taking proper notes, so my review was a bit lackluster. However, I can't remember anything about Lazar in the book. Given recent events, please keep an eye out if you see Bob Lazar in the book. I had a similar reaction as you - aliens are demons, got it, haha.
There appears to be a conflict between the impulse to search and explore for life outside of our planet and Christian dogma. I like how Father Spyridon addressed it by focusing on the intention. I would hope that searching and exploring would be ok. But he pointed out that after resounding failures, the SETI types never pivoted their hypothesis and thus revealed their intentions: to validate an atheist worldview.
How would/could an Orthodox Christian approach space exploration?
The most provocative message in the book is that this ET/UFO/aliens science that is being done, with millions upon millions spent, is not driven by human curiosity but a desperate need to validate an atheist worldview.
(Just was listening to a discussion on the book "the myth of disenchantment".... Similar ideas.)
When you begin to evaluate your unexamined views and beliefs, and prior utterances, you realize how drenched you are in modernism, secularism, and atheism.
I read through quickly without taking proper notes, so my review was a bit lackluster. However, I can't remember anything about Lazar in the book. Given recent events, please keep an eye out if you see Bob Lazar in the book. I had a similar reaction as you - aliens are demons, got it, haha.
Yes thank you for your review, I thought it was great. I forgot to include it in the initial post but I've added it in now.
Me after years of conspiracy rabbit holes and finally coming across the orthodox perspective on “extra terrestrials”:
“Oh…. It’s just demon stuff”