WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN?

Most of us believe in certain things.

Everyone seems to believe in luck, or karma, of some kind, even when they deny it.

The saying goes there are no atheists in foxholes.

And it seems like most of us believe in some pretty foolish stuff - like President Obama is a Muslim, the Internet is always true, and what Fox News says is true.

(Sorry, am I making my political stance a bit too obvious?)

Okay, how about belief in Bigfoot, UFOs, and that the landing on the moon was faked?


Well, actually, I think there is something like Bigfoot out there, I DO believe in UFOs (I've seen one), and I'm not entirely certain about the moon landing being real.

But tonight I found out someone I thought I knew fairly well does not believe in something that I accept as very basic.

Surprise.

WHY DO WE LIKE ALIENS?



As human beings, we seem to always be looking outside of ourselves.

Perhaps because we don't like looking inside.

But we love the concept of extraterrestrials coming down in the past, or the present, or the future - directing us, fighting us, or helping us.

And it seems to be a natural combination to combine aliens and cowboys.

Because we seem to all want to be cowboys too.

The romance of the Wild West isn't just an American dream - I was amazed how popular it was in Europe.

Gunslingers - wild horses - handsome ranchers - the dusty main street of the town with the salons and bordellos....


Well, I live about thirty miles from Tombstone, Arizona, so maybe I don't see the romance as easily as other people.




But I do understand the attraction of aliens.

Think about it - God would be an alien, right?

He's an extraterrestrial, right?

And why shouldn't someone angelic not show up in a space craft?

So why don't we hear more about this in Sunday School?