I am a sucker for technology. Put “Mechanical,” “Hi-Tech,” “Engineering,” “Machinery,” in the title of a show and I’m in there like a dirty shirt. As long as it’s something solid and has moving parts or blinking lights, I’m in. While I’m a sucker for that stuff, I’m also very skeptical about anything that is less than scientific. “Psychic,” “Zodiac,” “Astrology,” “Aliens” or words like that in a headline, will ensure I take a pass on whatever is offered.
It was, therefore, with combined curiosity and skepticism that I recently watched “Alien Technology.” As fascinating as the concepts of flying saucers and alternative energy sources might be, the truth that such things are little more than scientific fiction and speculation was readily apparent in the program. As to the alien component of the show, well that was even more blind faith and guesswork than I have heard in a long time.
The nice thing about machines is that their existence and function is pretty easily proven. You can see and hold the things. Alien technology, however, is complete and utter fantasy. It was sheer imagination on the part of the presenters of the show and nothing more.
What troubled me, however, was how easily they twisted the facts to make things sound good. They took their fantasies and presented them as fact. They took tiny guesses and blew them up into full blown theories. The presented their speculative visions as bonafide reality. In short, they told a wonderfully true sounding story of misinformation and logic twisting slight of hand as actually having happened.
That bothers me. Treating fiction as truth misleads the fool and confounds the wise. It leads the innocent astray and puffs up the guilty. It’s just plain wrong. It’s also unhelpful when it comes to the matters of faith I deal with.
Junk science like “Alien Technology” just confuses things. As God’s servant, I have a hard enough time spreading the truth, and what is in the Bible is indeed true. There are too many witnesses to deny it’s truth and far too many people who have been blessed by it to deny its effectiveness. There are, unfortunately, a great many folks confusing its reality or putting it down as fantasy, which makes the work of believers that much harder.
Our challenge is to tell Jesus’ story in a way that is undeniable. The best way to do that is not with words, but with a life that proves His worth and wonders. There is no denying how great a Christ-like life can be.
Thoughts
It was, therefore, with combined curiosity and skepticism that I recently watched “Alien Technology.” As fascinating as the concepts of flying saucers and alternative energy sources might be, the truth that such things are little more than scientific fiction and speculation was readily apparent in the program. As to the alien component of the show, well that was even more blind faith and guesswork than I have heard in a long time.
The nice thing about machines is that their existence and function is pretty easily proven. You can see and hold the things. Alien technology, however, is complete and utter fantasy. It was sheer imagination on the part of the presenters of the show and nothing more.
What troubled me, however, was how easily they twisted the facts to make things sound good. They took their fantasies and presented them as fact. They took tiny guesses and blew them up into full blown theories. The presented their speculative visions as bonafide reality. In short, they told a wonderfully true sounding story of misinformation and logic twisting slight of hand as actually having happened.
That bothers me. Treating fiction as truth misleads the fool and confounds the wise. It leads the innocent astray and puffs up the guilty. It’s just plain wrong. It’s also unhelpful when it comes to the matters of faith I deal with.
Junk science like “Alien Technology” just confuses things. As God’s servant, I have a hard enough time spreading the truth, and what is in the Bible is indeed true. There are too many witnesses to deny it’s truth and far too many people who have been blessed by it to deny its effectiveness. There are, unfortunately, a great many folks confusing its reality or putting it down as fantasy, which makes the work of believers that much harder.
Our challenge is to tell Jesus’ story in a way that is undeniable. The best way to do that is not with words, but with a life that proves His worth and wonders. There is no denying how great a Christ-like life can be.
Thoughts
