| Many people think that seeing is believing, and find | | | | claimers up to ridicule. Reports of UFOs go back |
| it hard to believe in something that they have | | | | as early as 1878, and their number increased, as |
| never seen for themselves. Still, when trying to | | | | growing evidence of extra-terrestrial life. |
| find a very plausible explanation to the origin of | | | | The Raelians see extra-terrestrials as the |
| mankind, scientific creationism from | | | | creators of mankind, and do not believe in the |
| extra-terrestrials with the help of DNA beats | | | | immortality of the soul. To them, the human race |
| other theories, such as creation by a supernatural | | | | originates in some laboratories from another |
| god, or random evolution from under-developed | | | | planet, and is by no means the creation of God. |
| species. At least, that's what some people think. If | | | | The random evolution of mankind is a too |
| you are not a believer in God or in Darwin's | | | | far-fetched theory for Raelians. They believe in |
| theory, then the idea of having been created in | | | | cloning human beings, and this stems from their |
| an extra-terrestrial laboratory seems quite | | | | lack of belief in the soul's eternal life. They also |
| appealing, doesn't it? Or, at least, it is worth taking | | | | believe that the extra-terrestrials that have |
| into consideration. | | | | created us are not gods, but beings just like we |
| At first thought, you may not read too much into | | | | are. The only difference that Raelians perceive |
| it, especially if you don't know the Bible or other | | | | between our extraterrestrial creators and us is |
| books from other monotheistic religions. But once | | | | that the former are more wise than we are, but |
| you come across the evidence that has been | | | | we will eventually become as wise as they are, |
| gathered, you'll see that these books also make | | | | and will be able to create life on another planet |
| reference to the 'Elohim', a word that people | | | | just like they have on earth. |
| mistranslated for 'God', but which is actually a | | | | Eternal life can be achieved through cloning, but |
| plural word from ancient Hebrew meaning 'those | | | | Raelians do not limit their options to just that. |
| who came from the sky'. To that we add the | | | | They strongly believe that prolonging life is also |
| overwhelming numbers of reported | | | | possible by means of evolved technology, such as |
| extra-terrestrial visits and the numerous UFO | | | | transferring the contents of your brain to a new |
| signs that are being discovered as we speak. | | | | body with a different brain. As far-fetched as that |
| More and more people are starting to believe in | | | | may seem right now, who's to say that this will |
| the existence of extra-terrestrials, and believing | | | | never be possible, given the speed at which |
| that there is a human race out there that created | | | | technology is progressing now? |
| us is only a step further. The evidence is clear. | | | | If extra-terrestrials are indeed our creators, it is |
| Millions of people have reported sightings of UFOs | | | | normal to assume that they, in their turn, have |
| for decades now. In spite of the numerous | | | | been created by other extra-terrestrials beings, |
| sightings, the phenomenon is still largely | | | | and we will consequently evolve to the point |
| unexamined, and what's more, the media | | | | where we, too, can create life on another planet. |
| unfortunately has the tendency to hold such | | | | |