Evidence: We are not alone (Introduction)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Monday, March 16, 2015, 20:20 (3330 days ago) @ BBella

How do you think the two ideas differ - besides what they are called God/s-Aliens?
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> >Tony: I think the biggest difference is not in the creatures themselves, or the stories, but rather in our interpretation of them. When most people think "Alien" they think of creatures from light years away, and perhaps unbelievable strange, but they are almost always solid, physical creatures based on physical realities and working with advanced technology. 
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> Bella: So, are you saying you believe there are aliens that inhabit the physical realm?-I believe that there are spirits and that they "live on a different plane of existence entirely, one that either borders, or overlaps to some extent, our own."-> > 
> >Tony: This is different in kind than the concept of spirit creatures, which live on a different plane of existence entirely, one that either borders, or overlaps to some extent, our own. These spirit creatures were not shown as being technologically advanced so much as they were as having a more direct connection with the fundamental forces of physics/nature. Angels, and even god to an extent, are generally presented as being both extremely primal in an elemental sense and extremely sophisticated in an intellectual sense at the same time, as if they have no need for technology as such because their advancement was internal whereas ours has been external. 
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>Bella: The scriptures speaks of the spirit that is in man: Is it different than these spirit creatures that exist on a different plane? If so, what is their difference's and why is the word spirit used for both in the scriptures?-Well, let's start by establishing the biblical perspective. Genesis talks about the spririt (wind/breath/active force) of God moving about the waters. Then it talks about God 'breathing' life into man, and later mentions that this 'spirit' (wind/breath/active force) returns to God at death. Angel literally means envoy or messenger and may denote more in terms of function than form. Also, both Angels and Demons (same type of entity, just different sides of the war) are referred to as 'spirits' as well as "powers" or "powerful ones". I think that the reason that "spirit" is used as both the description for Angels/Demons and as the name for the energy within man is that, in both cases, they are directly created from, or part of, God's energy, or his active force. Another titular distinction given between them is "sons of God" versus "sons of man".

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.