The Media Is Buzzing About Aliens. Christians Shouldn’t Buy It.
The headlines lately sound like a trailer for a sci-fi reboot. Here's the reality, as I see it
It’s all over 𝕏 and making the rounds on TikTok and IG - Barack Obama recently joked in an interview that aliens are “real” — then seemed to backpedal saying he’s seen no evidence of extraterrestrial contact.
In reaction to that, Donald Trump said he wants government agencies to release more UFO-related files because of public interest, while openly admitting he doesn’t know whether aliens exist.
That combination of soundbites and promised disclosures is rocket fuel for speculation. Social feeds explode, comment sections melt, and people start talking like disclosure already happened.
Where are SCully and Mulder when you need them?
But here’s my position on all this.
The first problem is definition.
When modern culture says “aliens,” it isn’t talking about microbes or bacteria. They’re talking about another intelligent race; rational, creative beings with minds and wills like ours. In other words, not just life, but another “humanity”.
That’s not a scientific oddity, it’d be a theological earthquake.
Because the moment you introduce a second rational species into creation, you run straight into some deep theological puzzles that would contradict public divine revelation—or at least present some hard challenges: Are these alien creatures (the other “humanity”) fallen, like us? I mean if they’re intelligent and can make choices, did they choose to defy God, as Adam and Eve did? Do they need redemption? Did Christ die for them too?
Revelation presents salvation history as being centered on man — one fallen race, one Incarnation, one Redeemer. A duplicate rational race wouldn’t just be surprising. It would create contradictions Scripture never hints at. In fact, it would be a doubling of what is a singular story of God’s redemptive act. God doesn’t work that way.
Then there’s the “evidence”
Governments have studied UFO reports for decades. The consistent conclusion? Most sightings turn out to be ordinary objects, misidentifications, atmospheric phenomena, or classified human technology. “Unidentified” does not mean extraterrestrial. It means unidentified.
From “Do Aliens Exist: A Catholic Response”
That distinction gets lost the moment a blurry video hits social media. Grainy footage plus dramatic music equals aliens, apparently.
It’s also worth noticing what the political headlines actually say versus what people think they say. Obama didn’t confirm aliens. He said he never saw proof. In fact, he said on X that he has never seen proof.
Trump didn’t reveal that he knows of evidence or proof of aliens. He only said that he’ll authorities more files to be released
Those are not the same thing as disclosure. They’re statements about curiosity and transparency, not confirmation of extraterrestrial civilizations. But speculation survives by in ambiguity. It always does, and always has. Christians shouldn’t be shaken by that ambiguity because the pattern itself is familiar:
Mystery → speculation → hype → disappointment.
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It’s happened with doomsday predictions. It’s happened with miracle rumors. It’s happened with conspiracy theories. And now it’s happening again — just with a sci-fi skin.
Here’s the bottom line. Right now we have headlines, speculation, fascination and unidentified objects. What we do not have is proof of extraterrestrial intelligence.
Until that changes, aliens remain exactly what they’ve always been: A rumor with better PR. Hey, don’t forget to check out the podcast episode on this subject, linked bellow. And please subscribe to The Forge. God bless you all
As I say with UFO "evidence" claims: Can I see it? No? How about showing it in a SCIF? No? Oh, okay then...