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Line 598: − ''See also:'' [[Irreligion and superstition]]+ − − The notions of [[extraterrestrial life]] and [[UFO|UFOlogy]] are fast growing [[pseudoscience|pseudoscientific]] [[religion]]s which are perpetuated and/or aided by the ideologies of evolutionists, [[atheism|atheists]], [[liberal]]s and other promoters of quackery.<ref>http://creation.com/ufology-scientific-religion</ref><ref>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122178219865054585.html</ref> However, the ideologies of [[extraterrestrial life]], [[UFO|UFOlogy]], [[exobiology]], evolution and [[Origin of Life|abiogenesis]] are anti-[[Bible|biblical]] ideas which are not supported by sound [[science]].<ref>http://creation.com/did-god-create-life-on-other-planets</ref><ref>http://creation.com/origin-of-life-questions-and-answers</ref> − − The [[liberal]] and [[agnosticism|agnostic]] [[Carl Sagan]], an avid smoker of [[marijuana]] who claimed that marijuana gave him scientific insights, was a prominent peddler of extraterrestial life, evolution and other pseudoscientific nonsense. Sagan's agnosticism and avid marijuana smoking no doubt helped inspire Sagan's [[pseudoscience|pseudoscientific]] fantasy that evolution was a "fact".<ref>http://www.creationdefense.org/57.htm</ref> − − === Irreligious/atheistic France and the Soviet Union and UFOlogy === − − ''See also:'' [[Irreligion and superstition]] − − On January 4, 2003, it was reported in the newspaper the ''Toledo Blade'' concerning the irreligious countries of the Soviet Union and France that "in countries with a high degree of occult activity such as Russia during the Soviet era, France, and certain parts of Brazil also had high percentages of UFO encounters. During Russia's Soviet period when every expression of religion except occult activity had been outlawed, he said, “Russians were seeing UFOs at five to eight times the rate Americans were."<ref name=Blade>Tarjanyi, Judy. "[http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?SearchID=73122266402007&Avis=TO&Dato=20030104&Kategori=NEWS10&Lopenr=101040052&Ref=AR Astronomer links UFOs to Occultism]." ''The Toledo Blade'', January 4, 2003. Retrieved November 3, 2007.</ref> − − === Christian and Library of Congress researcher's comments on extraterrestial life and UFOlogy === − − [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologists]] who reject naturalistic explanations of life such as the [[theory of evolution]] argue that difficult to explain UFOs are spiritual in nature and not amenable to naturalistic explanation.<ref> − *[http://www.probe.org/site/c.fdKEIMNsEoG/b.4217643/k.5903/UFOs_and_Alien_Beings.htm UFOs and Alien Beings] − *[http://www.letusreason.org/NAM25.htm A UFO 2nd coming] − *[http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/lifemars.html Are We Alone in the Universe?] − *[http://www.creation.com/content/view/2995/ Alien Life/UFO Questions and Answers UFO Questions and Answers] − *[http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/faq/alien.asp Alien Life/UFO Questions and Answers UFO Questions and Answers]</ref> Gary Bates of [[Creation Ministries International]] wrote a book entitled ''Alien Intrusion'' which gives a biblical Christian perspective on the unscientific notions of extraterrestial life and UFUlogy.<ref>http://www.alienintrusion.com/main.html</ref> − − Lynn Cato, senior bibliographer for the library of Congress, created a 1600 entry on [[UFO]] bibliography for the [[United States Air Force]] Office of Scientific Research. After a two year investigation, in which she reviewed thousands of documents, Catoe stated: {{Cquote|A large part of the available UFO literature...deals with subjects like mental telepathy, automatic writing and invisible entities...poltergeist manifestations and 'possession'....Many of the UFO reports now being published in the popular press recount alleged incidents that are strikingly similar to [[demon|demonic]] possession and psychic phenomenon which have long been known to [[Theology|theologians]] and parapsychologists.<ref name=Reason>Authors unknown. "[http://www.letusreason.org/NAM25.htm A UFO 2nd Coming]." Let Us Reason Ministries, 2007. Retrieved November 3, 2007.</ref><ref name=Gleghorn>Gleghorn, Michael. "[http://www.probe.org/cults-and-world-religions/cults-and-world-religions/ufos-and-alien-beings.html UFO's and Alien Beings]." Probe Ministries. Retrieved November 3, 2007.</ref>}}
→Theory of Evolution, Liberalism, Atheism, and Irrationality
=== Evolutionary belief, irreligion, extraterrestial life, UFOlogy and other pseudoscience ===
=== Evolutionary belief, irreligion, extraterrestial life, UFOlogy and other pseudoscience ===
See: [[Irreligion and superstition]]
=== Liberalism, Charles Darwin, and Denial of Creation ===
=== Liberalism, Charles Darwin, and Denial of Creation ===