It isn't. Paul even says as much.
Paul: Look, if it makes you feel any better, my existence only disproves the notion of the Abrahamic, Judeo-Christian God, as well as all single earth theologies. Science still hasn't categorically rule out the notion of divinity, even though evolutionary biology suggest the non-existence of a creator by probability alone.
Am I the only Christian that believes in the existence of aliens?
No. But you're clearly not a biblical literalist or a young earth creationist. So there's no reason to take offense, since the apparent anti-Christian jokes you saw were actually not targeting you.
They were targeting that subculture among Christians who believe the stories in the bible are a literal history of the world or that the timeline suggested by the bible is actually how long the entire universe has existed(6-10 thousand years). If these ideas don't apply to you, the jokes weren't at your expense.
When I look at the size and scope of the universe I not only believe they may exist, I believe they MUST exist. No God would create a universe with 300 billion +/- galaxies each with 300 billion +/- stars and leave it empty of life save for this one small planet in a isolated corner of the Milky way.
And that's a logical position if one believes in God. So Paul wouldn't oppose your faith. Like I said above, he doesn't have a problem with people believing in God. His problem is more with people thinking they're the center of the universe, while denying all evidence to the contrary.
At the same time as a science buff when I study the wonderful complexities required for life I find it impossible to believe that life began by accident.
There had to have been a designer.
This is where Paul(and myself) would disagree. For example, we wouldn't use the word "by accident." Rather we would say "by chance." It seems like semantics, but the subtle change makes a world of difference when it comes to the implications.
We would argue that there's no evidence that suggests there must be a designer, and would question what lead you to that conclusion.
They could have made the movie without the God bashing and appealed to a even wider audience.
They did not bash god at any point. At most they bashed people who refuse to accept facts. The movie at no point takes a position for or against any god. Like I said, it only opposes those who believe the bible is a literal history of the world.
And don't even get me started on the 6000 year thing. There is nowhere in the Bible that says the earth is 6000 years old (By the way the movie even got this wrong and said 4000 years.)
You're confused. Nobody said the bible claims the universe is only 6,000 years old. That's a belief held by a subculture of Christians commonly known as Young Earth Creationists. They've decided on this age based on several things in the bible.
http://creation.com/6000-years The 6000 year myth comes from one man http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop_Ussher I have been a Christian raised all my life in a very conservative area and don't know anyone other than a couple of uninformed little old ladies who believe this.
Your personal experience is irrelevant. It's a fact that Young Earth Creationists and biblical literalists exist. The fact that you haven't met any is entirely meaningless.
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