Scotland: Aliens' Official Favorite Destination

scubacuda writes: "This Reuters article says that Scotland has the highest concentration of UFO sightings--300 per year, the most per square kilometer and per head of population of anywhere in the world. That means 0.004 UFOs for every square kilometer of Scotland -- a rate four times as high as in France or Italy, earth's other UFO hotspots. (In comparison, only 2,000 UFOs are spotted every year in the United States represent, making just 0.0002 sightings per square kilometer. Bonnybridge--30 miles west of Edinburgh--seems to be the Scotland equivalent of Roswell, New Mexico). UFO nuts explain it in terms of aliens being attracted to remote areas. But can anyone say *autosuggestion*?"

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If you want to flame, do it accurately.

[Goldenhawk]

This deserves a response. I might as well burn some of my hard-won karma.

I for one believe that. Are you implying that I'm therefore foolish?

What I find foolish is the man who believes he understands a religion merely from observing its imperfect adherents. I'm sure you feel justified in your view of Christianity, based on how some Christians have behaved. How about Islam - I would bet you also think that the average Muslim is not a bad person - it's a few bad eggs who give it a bad name. If so, I submit that your view is hypocritical. If you want to understand Christianity, you ought to find out what its users' manual says before you make broad sweeping statements to a few million readers.

Here's the way the Bible presents the situation - which is NOT how you've presented it. First, the creator did NOT choose one single person. He chose HIMSELF. The Bible plainly states that God became man, and gave up his own human life on earth, to make a simple and easy way for man to be restored to a relationship with Himself. "God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him." (John 3:17). Read the surrounding few verses for some more context.

Furthermore, the Bible teaches that God created man expressly so that He could have a relationship with us - not to rule us, but to have us become His friends. See Genesis 1:26 and John 15:13. In the working of His creation, we are free to turn away from God, as you plainly have done. That is your choice - God loved you enough to be willing to let you walk away from Him. But the consequence of your choice is eternal separation from Him. He didn't condemn anyone to eternal pain - each person who walks away from Him chooses his own suffering. If your preference is to live without God, he grants you that wish, despite His strong interest in a loving relationship with you.

I'd invite anyone who wants to know more about this to visit a simple presentation of the Gospel, at http://www.simusic.com/john316/. You may also find this letter about God's love enlightening: http://www.simusic.com/lenora.html.

Re:If you want to flame, do it accurately.

[JPriest]

He states that those that decide not to believe in Jesus (or you say Jesus == God) that you will be forced to suffer for all of eternity. You say he is basing his views of the religion on only a select group of individuals and that "If your preference is to live without God, he grants you that wish". Given that there is one heaven and one hell wouldn't being "granted that wish" also mean being forced to suffer for all of eternity? Your comment is a PR spin on the original statement. I believe that people do what is right because they think it's the most fair should be looked on with greater respect then those who follow only in search of an "afterlife cookie". Not to mention that those following a _book_ in search of an afterlife cookie can often wrongly follow religious leaders without questioning right or wrong, and thus be dangerous to others at times. Morals are important, but so are independent thinkers.