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aliens

Gamora, Peter Quill and the Ethics of Human/Alien Romance

April 29, 2016 by Randal

Guardians of the Galaxy is my favorite Marvel movie, not least because it raises a host of complex moral issues. Like this one: is it morally wrong for a human being (Peter Quill) to enter into a romantic relationship with a humanoid alien (Gamora) when the two individuals appear to be physical and emotional complements? In […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: aliens, District 9, ethics, Gamora, Guardians of the Galaxy, Peter Quill

Keeping an open mind about aliens

February 6, 2014 by Randal

A reader named Aziraphale posed the following question in the discussion of NDEs: “It seems to me that accounts of alien abductions exist in comparable numbers to NDE’s. Do you think these accounts are good evidence that the Earth is regularly visited by aliens? If not, is it because you are determined not to believe?” I’m […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: aliens, ET, skepticism

“And if there’s life on other planets…” Reflections on God and E.T.

August 31, 2011 by Randal

This song hit number 1 for a record number of weeks in the summer of 1976. … Sorry, I think I mixed up my notes. That was “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Let’s see. Okay, here it is. Ahem… This blog post hit number 1 at the CP blogging website for a couple days in the summer of 2009! *** Is it […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: aliens, Carl Sagan, E.T., exotheology, God, Larry Norman, SETI, UFOs

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