Aliens, UFO's, and the Catholic Church, w/ Dr. Paul Thigpen

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00:00 Start
0:38 Extraterrestrial Intelligence and the Catholic Faith book
11:24 Objections from Catholics why there can’t be aliens
15:20 Neanderthals
25:36 ETI myth (messianic notion)
30:35 Objections from Atheists why existence of aliens would disprove Christianity
34:36 Parameters
37:07 Reasons for thinking aliens exist (and aliens interested in nuclear things)
48:36 Roswell (and Padre Pio on aliens)
57:51 US government
1:01:12 Alien abduction claims (and demonic encounters)
1:08:16 Purpose of book (reiterated at 1:42:25)
1:17:58 Gary Nolan (Stanford professor)
1:29:35 Flying saucer (and Grays)
1:33:47 Five observables of UFO technology
1:45:16 How to distinguish between ETs and supernatural beings (Start of Q&A 1:43:45)
1:57:22 Mary Queen Mother of Universe and other incarnations
2:06:22 Catechism does not rule out aliens
2:08:55 Elijah’s chariot (and Ezekiel’s wheels)
2:11:31 Marian apparitions
2:14:09 Fermi’s paradox
2:15:50 Why is scripture silent on alien life?
2:18:40 How to determine if a creature has an immortal soul?
2:30:20 Aquinas on multiple incarnations by the same person (and on friendliness & other topics)
2:39:24 Ancient civilizations and alien knowledge
2:42:39 Book takeaway