Rick, making a post like that on this site is bound to get you a few less than "warm & fuzzy" replies. You should know better!
On that topic, are you thinking of responding to the posts here? Or is this just a hit & run post? In the past you've argued your points, so are you going to keep that up?
The truth is that humanity needs the God who created this vast universe -- who is known as Allah to many, and Jehovah to many, or worshipped under a myriad of other names but indeed is but One -- to eliminate the forces of evil in this world through his Son, Jesus Christ. As a matter of fact, the Bible promises Christ will reign as king on his throne from the heavens for the millennium it shall take to establish world peace.
Doh! He's already reigning! The INVISIBLE Kingdom of Christ has been running nicely since about 1914! By an odd coincidence life on this planet has been dominated by violent, planet-sweeping wars ever since! Hell, I'd prefer it if he weren't reigning (note: I'm trying to demonstrate nonsensical logic here, people)
If you are visiting this site out of curiosity about the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses and have this sinking feeling of dispair in your heart as this world descends into social and economic conflict and chaos, then you should be aware that a Higher Intelligence is about to intervene and save mankind from extinction.
Rick, do you believe that the Governing Body is the Faithful and Discreet Slave? Yes or no? Hehehe.....
That Intelligence created this universe and its laws of physics to house intelligent life, and what you simply know as "love" eminated from this Intelligence! Your very consciousness and emotions and desire for world peace eminated from this Intelligence. That is why you must act quickly.
I just love the way you reach your conclusions...
The blueprint for the future of this planet and all life on it was translated into a book that has survived flawless translations over the millennia, and that book is known as the Bible.
www.skepticsannotatedbible.com
Regardless of the translation you choose you can rest assured that it communicates God's plan for human civilization on this planet and its peaceful existence for eternity. Long after our Sun has extinguished its fires we will be living somewhere in this vast universe with the One who made life and the very fabric of space and time possible!
Is that the official stance of the Watchtower? I haven't really checked up on their current beliefs about interstellar travel, but you seem to know what you're talking about.
Get out the Bible and open it to the beginning, then read it!
Been there, did that, got the All Your Base T-Shirt.
If it is difficult to understand, visit your local bookstore or an online bookseller and purchase the New International Version or any other modern version!
Why should this most critically important book be difficult to understand? That's like writing the manual for a fire extinguisher in Sanscrit!
Then read it as you would any non-fiction book with the understanding that it will enlighten you to the truth of the reason behind the existence of life in this universe.
Nope, it just enlightened me to the rather benighted attitudes and moralistic standpoint (or lack thereof) of the MEN who wrote it.
This is a good time to discover through the pages of the Bible the startling truth behind the invisible supernatural forces that cause human barbarianism, wars and bloodshed throughout the history of civilization to today!
Yes, it's called MONEY! And for the most part, it's INVISIBLE! There has to be a connection here!
Your eyes will be opened and like myself you will likely feel like the early primitive peoples who lived deep under the forest canopies until they had the courage to enter the open fields in the darkness of night and look up at the Moon and ocean of stars above!
"Hey, Og! Look at star!"
"Where star, Grugru?"
"Up!"
"I see no star. All Og see is invisible Kingdom of Christ. Og does not know what Christ doing up in invisible kingdom!"
"Grugru think Og dumb."
"@$#%$@#$#@%, Grugu!"
What a shock they must have felt discovering that true "reality" was really hidden under a veil of forest trees above which was a vast sea of mysterious lights. What a shock modern scientists must have felt realizing that sea of lights is filled with infinite earthlike islands like our own. And what a revelation it will be to read the Bible and discover the very laws of physics that govern the ocean of space above has intelligent design - filled with an infinite number of conscious entities both human and non-human (and some whom the ancient writers of the Bible wrote were not from Earth but appeared human during their visits).
Can extra-terrestrials also be saved by Christ? On that note, are they liable to die at Armageddon? Is there a loophole for aliens? Do aliens have to do Field Service to survive the Great Tribulation? There are so many questions I want answered, but Brooklyn doesn't return my mail...damn...