what if ETs showed up?

Well there is no ET. So the question is mute. But if we zoom off to fantasy land, and believe in the mythic ET fairy, then.... I'd have to consider my views when ET showed up. But since he doesn't exist, there's no reason to consider it until the non-existent ET shows himself.

I believe that we shouldn't understand literary any of religious books. They are books that teach you good moral, and teach you how you should live. And if they showed up and told us that there is no God, I have to say I would be disappointed. And every religion in the world would just say that those are lies. Faith is magnificent thing, it is probably most powerful thing in the world.

Why should I believe anyone when God has already made it clear to me that He does exist?

Hi reject, I can assure you fundamentalists in all religions would refuse to accept it. They have all been brainwashed and will only believe what their holy book tells them. Of course none of the present day religions will last forever. Remember that Christianity today is nothing like it was five hundred years ago and Jesus Christ himself would not recognize the church today or want anything to do with most of it's teachings. Blessings.

You'll get a whole lot of what the first responder wrote. I'm sure religious faithful would refuse to budge on their beliefs for their own reasons. Religion transcends logic and reason. It's more of a birthright for some, a way of life for others, and more of a "feeling" than anything tangible. An alien could show up tomorrow with irrefutable proof that their advanced species took chimp DNA and mixed it with alien DNA to create early modern man. They could have this evidence thoroughly documented and present it to the world. The response of the religious faithful would probably be along the lines of, "God works in mysterious ways" or "this is just another trick from the devil" or something else that would be merely a refusal to entertain anything other than their way of life. It's a lot to ask someone, to give up what they believe in. After all, it takes a lot to put actual faith in something. And when you put it on that level, there is no such thing as "proof" in another direction. Ironically, this has a lot to do with the adult mind. Children quickly reconcile that a fat man in a red suit isn't really delivering presents through a chimney once they begin to view the situation logically. Adults are much more stubborn in what they hold as truth. On just a whimsical note: The presence of alien life anywhere pretty much stamps out completely all religious principles and practices. And that day will eventually come. It is not even loosely conceivable that life doesn't exist outside of our planet. In fact, we have already found life outside of our planet, just not intelligent life. But I don't begrudge anyone for believing what they believe. As long as it causes me no harm, I couldn't care less beyond shooting a quick opinion on myLot. I just have a feeling that if ET ever does come to Earth, it isn't going to be to tell people we've got it wrong. Odds are good that they'll want our planet. Then it's on like Donkey Kong!

That is exactly what will happen one day. Religions do not really understand God.

Popular sentiment these days likes to say or imply that most wars are because of religion but it's not religion it's human nature.. not this group or that group, but all groups, and it's the blame game that truly causes wars.. Even the catholic/protestant wars were political not religious, they were old disputes of those peoples simply in new garb.. and one that did not resemble true christianity.. about other religions I do not know except of course the extremists that carry out terror tactics and that's not religions so much as a specific one.. and others should not be lumped with them if they do not practice such things.. Religion, like almost anything popular has been used by unscrupulous ones for power.. but to use a religion for politics or power is not the same as the religion causing dispute/war, etc..

We could ask them some interesting questions.

I doubt that really intellectual being would try to force their beliefs on us. The first thing they would do is to sturdy us human if they haven't been doing so already. What's the point of telling creatures that are less intelligent than you that there is no God, it's like talking to a carrot and expecting it to talk back. There is no doubt about it if ETs came to earth it would be for one thing, resources.