From: Dick Fischer (dickfischer@genesisproclaimed.org)
Date: Tue Nov 26 2002 - 13:07:57 EST
Forwarded to the Group:
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UFO Group Supports Intelligent Design
A press release dated November 15 issued by the Raelian Movement, a
movement that advocates the belief that life on earth was created by
extraterrestrials, affirms the movement's support for the intelligent
design movement. The press release states "[t]he Raelian Movement supports
the Intelligent Design Movement and their attempt to promote the teaching
of ID theory within science classes." Raelians are followers of French
journalist Claude Vorilhon, now going by "Rael", who claims that on
December 13, 1973, he was contacted by a visitor from another planet and
asked to establish an Embassy to welcome these people back to Earth.(For
the full text of the press release, see
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2002/11/prweb50443.php.)
According to the group's web site, "The extra-terrestrial was about four
feet in height, had long dark hair, almond shaped eyes, olive skin and
exuded harmony and humour. He told Rael that 'we were the ones who made all
life on earth, you mistook us for gods, we were at the origin of your main
religions. Now that you are mature enough to understand this, we would like
to enter official contact through an embassy'"
(http://www.rael.org/int/english/index.html)
Although most intelligent design advocates are Christians and believe the
designer to be the Christian God, Discovery Institute Senior Fellow William
Dembski has not ruled out the Raelian position, having stated that as far
as the scientific evidence goes, the designer "could be an
extraterrestrial"
(http://www.discovery.org/viewDB/index.php3?program=CRSC%20Responses&command=view&id=1216).
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Dick Fischer - Genesis Proclaimed Association
"Finding Harmony in Bible, Science, and History"
www.genesisproclaimed.org
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