The SETI Institute searches for patterns of impulses from deep space. The rationale is that if extra-terrestial intelligence (intelligent beings on distant galaxies) really exist then these extra-terrestials would communicate with each other much as humans do via radio waves and other electromagnetic pulses.

Decades of search by SETI have yielded no patterns but only jumbled, random, white sound. If a pattern even as long as a short sentence were to be found the researchers at SETI would regard it as coming from an intelligent source. They would regard such a short pattern as being complex enough to necessitate that an intelligent being sent it. If such a find ever were to occur it would certainly make front page news.

I cannot help but notice the glaring contrast in the reasoning of the secular scientists at SETI as compared to the reasoning in secular high school biology textbooks. The SETI scientists would regard the equivalent of one simple sentence as proof of extra-terrestial intelligence yet current biology textbooks regard the complexity of the first living cell as something that arose randomly without input from an intelligent creator!

Consider the following quote from researchers regarding the impossibility of life coming about by random processes: "'Physicists Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe calculated the odds that all the functional proteins necessary for life might form in one place by random events as one chance in 10 to the 40,000th power. They concluded that this was 'an outrageously small probability that could not be faced even if the whole universe consisted of organic soup.'" (Hoyle/Wickramasinghe "Evolution from Space" p. 24 in "More Than Meets the Eye" by Richard A. Swenson M.D. p. 70)

Many secular scientists are coming to the same conclusion as Hoyle and Wickramasinghe yet the frank admission that life could not happen by chance hasn't filtered down to school biology textbooks. So on the one hand we have SETI scientists who would regard the equivalent of one sentence as proof of extra-terrestial intelligence and on the other hand school textbooks still stubbornly maintain that living cells can form without God as intelligent designer!

School science Textbooks need to be brought into conformity with the latest findings of science. SETI needs to come to terms with the fact extraterrestials come not from distant star systems but come from a different dimension. The Interdimensional Hypothesis is the dominant view even among secular UFO hunters. Christian researchers maintain that UFOs and extraterrestials are demonic manifestations that come not from outer space but rather from the dimension of spirit.

We are not alone! There is a God in heaven who created us and to whom we must give account.

The Bible is scientifically accurate! Find the evidence at www.icr.org.  

Steps to salvation: Jesus said "Ye must be born again." (John 3:7)

1. Believe that God created you and loves you and sent the Messiah (Messiah is Hebrew for Christ) to redeem you.
2. Believe that Jesus the Messiah came in fulfillment of over 300 Bible prophecies to die for you to take upon Himself the penalty for your sins. (Isaiah 53:5-6, John 6:29, Romans 4:5, First Peter 3:18)
3. Turn from sin and call on the name of Jesus to receive forgiveness. (Romans 10:13)
4. Receive Jesus as Savior and experience the new birth. (John 1:12, Acts 2:38)
5. Follow Him as Lord. (John 14:21)

"Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Romans 10:13)

To receive the salvation that Jesus purchased for us at the terrible cost of His suffering and death on our behalf I invite you to pray this simple prayer:

"Dear heavenly Father, I thank you for sending Jesus, the promised Messiah, to die for my sins. I admit that I am a sinner and I ask for your forgiveness on the basis of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. I ask you to fill me with your Holy Spirit to empower me to serve you under the Lordship of Jesus Christ, Amen."

If you prayed that prayer in the humble sincerity of your heart then you have received everlasting life, which includes power to live right in this life and entrance into heaven in the afterlife!

Bill Nugent, Overcomer Ministries of West Harrison, New York, USA

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