Aristotle’s premise that “all intelligent life acts to obtain some ‘good’ for itself” supports the conclusion that extraterrestrials could not have influenced the teachings of Scripture. The Bible offers no benefit or “good” to extraterrestrials, nor does it serve their interests. Furthermore, Scripture not only dismisses their existence but also provides no advantage or relevance to them through its doctrines.
No Benefit
- Monotheism: Scripture centers on the worship of one God, leaving no room for extraterrestrials to gain recognition or allegiance.
- Creation by Divine Fiat: The creation narrative attributes all existence to God’s spoken word, providing no role or credit to extraterrestrials.
- Personal Relationship with God: The Bible emphasizes a human-centered relationship with God, irrelevant to extraterrestrial beings.
- The Law of Moses Prefiguring Christ’s Sacrifice: The redemptive plan focuses exclusively on humanity, offering no spiritual or practical benefit to alien beings.
- Exclusivity of Earth as Sole Inhabited Planet: Earth’s unique role as God’s intended home for life excludes extraterrestrial civilizations.
- Uniqueness of Humans Made in the Image of God: Humanity is uniquely described as bearing God’s image, leaving no shared status or benefit for aliens.
- Scripture’s Ethical Teachings: Moral principles such as humility, love, and repentance are designed for human relationships and worship, offering nothing to extraterrestrials.
Dismisses Them
- Neither Angels nor Demons Are Portrayed as Extraterrestrial Life Forms: The Bible consistently describes angels and demons as spiritual entities, unrelated to alien life.
- Extraterrestrials Not Mentioned in End of the World Prophecies: The eschatological focus of the Bible excludes any reference to extraterrestrial actors.
- Extraterrestrials Not Found in the “New Heavens and New Earth”: The eternal renewal of creation is centered on redeemed humanity, with no inclusion of alien life.
- Exclusivity of Earth: Passages affirm Earth as the central focus of God’s creative and redemptive work, implicitly denying extraterrestrial habitation elsewhere.
No Advantage
- Historical and Archaeological Accuracy: The Bible’s detailed historical accounts pertain exclusively to human civilizations, providing no advantage or relevance to extraterrestrial beings.
- Impossibility of Aliens Predicting Jesus Christ’s Life: The fulfillment of centuries-old prophecies concerning Jesus’ birth, life, death, and resurrection is impossible for extraterrestrial beings to achieve.
- Focus on Free Will and Moral Responsibility: The emphasis on human moral accountability holds no relevance or advantage for extraterrestrials.
- Absence of Alien Recognition: If extraterrestrials influenced Scripture, they left no trace or acknowledgment of their involvement, thus gaining nothing from their supposed contribution.
This grouping clearly organizes the reasons why extraterrestrials could neither benefit from, be included in, nor derive any advantage from the teachings or doctrines of Scripture.