Literal Visitor from the Heavans?

Once again my mind has been chewing on religion. This time spurred on by a friend’s recent blog.

History seems to be leaning towards the idea that a man existed in the Middle East 2,000 years ago named Jesus Christ. But what if he was in fact not a man? Not a child of man, nor a “child of god.” What if he was in fact a completely different being that had taken human form to ease communication and reduce fear of its appearance? You can laugh at this idea if you want but I have given the matter serious thought (and I know I’m not the first).

Given the age of humanity, Earth, and the universe itself, the idea of other beings on other worlds is plausible. When you look at how long humans took to evolve, a matter of minutes or seconds to the universe, it is easily possible for other life forms on other planets to have done the same sooner than we did. Thus making them an older and far more advanced species. Is it so hard to believe that, if this is true, an advanced species visited this planet? A species who is/was far beyond the comprehension of ancient civilization. When viewed from this point, the “miracles” performs by J.C. could have been nothing more than technology being used that was impossible for people to understand. What are now considered holy books could be simply stories that were told to try and explain things that could not be explained in any other way.

Take the Aztec Civilization for an example. When the Spanish Conquerors first went to Central America,, the Aztecs believed them to be gods. The Spanish wore strange shining clothes and possessed technology that the Aztecs couldn’t understand how or why it worked. Now as we know the Aztecs were very wrong in this belief and it cost them their civilization, but WHY they thought the way they did cannot be completely faulted. From what they knew of their world and technology, the ONLY way to explain what they were seeing was through their religion. Take any modern medical advance, use and show it to people of the Bronze Age, and I promise you that you would be viewed as a god, miracle worker, or some sort of magician. Just as we would view a being far more advanced than we are, especially if we couldn’t SEE it had a different appearance from us.

So why could this not be an explanation of J.C.? Ancient civilization was brutal and ignorant but also full of beautiful art and advanced technology. What if an advanced species came here, saw what we were capable of (both good and bad), and decided to give us a nudge in a certain direction. Perhaps they had a similar period in their history and wanted to help us avoid the mistakes or tragedies that they themselves had made. Maybe they nearly destroyed their entire species due to war and violence and wanted us to avoid that fate.

Think about it. What people thousands of years ago referred to as the “heavens” was in fact the literal sky above their heads. The stars, planets, etc that they couldn’t touch, explain, or understand but could only simply see with their eyes. What if the “resurrection” was nothing more than that advanced being leaving this planet? The best explorers, scientists, etc know how to reduce or eliminate any sign of their presence. So would it not reason that an advanced species would know how to do the same? Maybe they plan on returning when we have advanced to a certain point. Or are still here observing our growth. Ever hear of the Vorlons that were part of the series Babylon 5?

Sure you can say its an outlandish idea, but reason doesn’t discount the possibility. If people can blindly follow supposedly magical books, then why not take a reasoned explanation seriously? Following a set of beliefs and a book doesn’t necessarily equal comprehension or understanding.