That Belongs In A Museum!

The article I will be reviewing is about Indiana Jones and The Kingdom Of the Crystal Skulls

If this link does not work then go to Christianpost.com and type in the article title "Indiana Jones and the Origin of Life"

Alright, for those of you who are familiar with Indiana Jones you know that he is an obtainer of rare antiquities and adventure seeker.  Dr. Jones is a professor of archaeology at Marshal College, a fictional university in Connecticut.  He has searched for such artifacts as the Ark of the Covenant, the sacred stones of Shiva, and of course the Holy Grail.  The battle cry of Indy (as he is called by his acquaintances) is "That belongs in a museum!"  Truly Dr. Jones is one who cares for the preservation of important antiquities.

But as his newest film is now smashing through the wallets of people all across America (I don't particularly know how anyone can afford $10 for a ticket, $8 for a popcorn, and $6 for a drink) I am not quite certain that what Dr. Jones is searching for in the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls belongs in a museum.  In fact, I would argue that it belongs in a sideshow exhibit.  You know, the kind where you know that what you will see is ridiculously fake.

Now for those of you not familiar with the "myth" of the crystal skulls let me bring you up to speed.  The crystal skulls are basically quartz crystal rocks that have been carved to look like skulls.  Legend suggests that these skulls were not crafted by any tool we are aware of (although modern science believes they were probably carved by diamonds), and that they are either relics of the city of Atlantis or advanced technology left behind by visitors from another galaxy (yeah, that means aliens).  Such legends have even begun to become more mystical as there are said to be 13 stones which contain enormous power.  Many who own these stones attribute to them psychic power and even the ability to heal.  The most common legends say that these stones are evidence of extra-terrestrial life.

Now you may balk at the idea of aliens (having seen enough movies to realize the foolishness of such beings), but the idea of extraterrestrial life is now beginning to infiltrate many religions.  Just recently I read an article written by the Associated Press where Jose Gabriele Funes, the director of the Vatican Observatory and Chief Astronomer, said that "the vastness of the universe means it is possible there could be other forms of life outside the Earth, even intelligent ones."  He even goes on to say that if they exist then they are also "God's creatures."

Throughout the month I will add some thoughts about aliens and extraterrestrial phenomenon, but for now let me simply provide a basic rejection of these beliefs.  The search for extraterrestrial life is the search to prove evolution.  It is a search which has at its very core a denial of God and of Creation.  Obviously being from Orlando Florida I am quite familiar with Kennedy Space Center and the space shuttles taking off and touching down.  The primary focus of each of those space shuttles is an attempt to prove that there is something else in the universe that can explain our existence other than the Bible.  If you are familiar with the SETI satellite then you know that it stands for "Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence."  That means, if you follow the trail, that our tax dollars are being used to fund research to disprove the Bible.  However, Scripture mentions nothing about any other intelligent beings outside of what God created on earth (excluding angels who were created to serve Him as agents to earth).  We must conclude therefore that if there were other intelligent life-forms in the universe that God would have mentioned something about them in His Word, and yet we find nothing.  But more on this later.