ABOUT THOSE ALIENS…

So let’s say you meet an ordinary guy on an ordinary day, and here’s what he says:

1. He’s seen aliens.
2. The aliens have spoken to him privately. (Depending on which of these fellows you meet, he may have received a message for all mankind.)
3. He now has special powers. Which won’t work if there are unbelievers present.
4. He has no physical evidence.
5. The aliens have been watching over us, and will save us.
6. The aliens have great powers and can do ANYTHING, especially read our minds.
7. The aliens are going to reveal themselves at a certain secret date and time.

Now if this guy is correct, your whole world-view would have to be changed. But I’d be the first to ask, “What do they want with all those bovine and primate lips and butt-holes? Is someone making hot dogs?” I'm afraid I'd have a hard time believing in such beings even if I met one.

And yet, as outrageous as these claims sound, just try substituting the word “God” for “Aliens,” and you’ll see that you just met most of the human race. Now try substituting the words “Spirits in the Spirit Realm,” and you have met very nearly the rest of the race.

Doesn’t this sound as though we have an inherent need to believe something exactly like this as simply a cost of being human? Yet we don’t have to. To some it seems unreasonable to give up the comforts church offers such as community, the illusion that we’re helping the poor, speaking and singing in unison, and validation for judging others. But look what else we give up;

1. Armageddon
2. Being judged for every move (even every THOUGHT), when we’re not bad people
3. Eternal torture because we failed to do something exactly right – like not work on Sunday!
4. Guilt for breaking silly laws and shame for being human.

And look what we gain:
1. Help the helpless ourselves, thus getting the full, rich reward of service to others.
2. Stop making one rich corporation richer.
3. Do what's right because we're good people, not because we fear damnation.
4. Help each other knowing we're the only help we've got.

It's what John Lennon meant when he said, "Imagine."