Alien Gods

The Need to Worship?

Before I begin, please understand that this post is not intended to denigrate religion, denomination, God or one's personal belief system in any manner, shape or form.

Rather, this post comes about as a result of a topic I've recently encountered - that of Alien FrogGods, including insectoid demi-gods as well.

As outlandish as the above seems, there are those close encounter experiencers (CEEs) who allege to have been exposed to such, either by direct 'encounter' or via reference from their alien abductors. While I don't cast aspersion on the CEEs themselves, I still nonetheless find the concept of extraterrestrial gods somewhat difficult to swallow - inasmuch as I have to question the 'need to worship'/God Monotheism/Polytheism as extant beyond planet Earth.

This difficulty is not easy to put into words, so please bear with me. But the problem as I see it is this: why would the emotional need to worship (to venerate, adore, assign worthiness [Old English: worth-ship ... to assign worthiness to something]) necessarily extend beyond human social boundaries?

Putting aside any concept of Christ, Judeo-Christianity, or even the early pagan Earth religions, why would one suppose the need to adore & venerate something or someone a staple, a commonplace practice of intelligent non-terrestrial cultures in the first place? I find this very suspect, if not disturbing.

Beyond the expression of thanks and gratitude to that which we feel lies beyond our understanding, it seems to me that the bottom line of actual worship is more of an act to supplicate, placate, to get-on-the-good-side of that which we fear can ultimately harm us. That which we feel powerless to. A very basic example would be when early man sacrificed his brethren to bring rain in times of drought, and so forth. Since man did not understand weather, drought, eclipses, flood, lightning, death and so on, he sought to control his destiny, his very survival, by the only means he had at his disposal - which was supplication. Sort of a primitive example of the 'Stockholm Syndrome' - which is the mind's way of safeguarding itself.

You get the idea. Now then. What is difficult to believe is that this need, this mentality, would be a universal trait (not that a few FrogGods make it so, but still...). Especially as this need to worship is reputedly being expressed by supposedly advanced, otherworldly creatures. And even more especially when their god/s are fully present in the visible, physical sense. Is this more of a social system than a spiritual one?

I think many of us realize that, were man the mature, rational and ethical being he is capable of actualizing, there would be no need for a 'control' system of any sort. Be it a military, political, social, spiritual or otherwise. We don't really need anyone to tell us it's wrong to kill, to do harm, to commit theft, to destroy, et al. We know these things. But because there exist unstable, unethical and self-centered individuals in our society, we deem it necessary to have these control checks in place. And because we recognize our lack, we also seek betterment, enlightenment some would term it, hope, protection and salvation from our flaws, thus the need for spiritual evolvement.

All this is commonsense and understood. But why should this social modus operandi be commonplace beyond our planet? Why would other species practice worship, or social hierarchies of any sort? Why would this be considered as common behavior among all sentient species? In fact, so much so do we take this commonality for granted, that we fervently concern ourselves with whether or not another non-terrestrial species would actually worship Christ! I think this mindset is patently ridiculous, and incredibly naive on man's part.

To show respect and appreciation, wonderment, curiosity and awe is not the same thing as abject worship. Surely any alien species reputedly so advanced, so technically savvy and lofty that they must lower themselves by resorting to abduction, to chastise humans and render advice, to caution us in all the areas they see man err, ... would have long ago ceased with the abject worship thing.

Furthermore, the God or Creator concept seems to imply a starting point, a linear beginning and end, all bound up in 'time'. And yet, CEEs have been informed on numerous occasions that time is really an illusion of consciousness ...

It just doesn't fit. It does not seem plausible that so many reported extraterrestrial encounters should include alien godheads. Unless, that is, abductees are being misled, misinformed or misunderstanding exactly what is meant by God - as referred to by these supposed aliens. Are they merely echoing our own expectations back at us? Or is there some confusion on the part of the ETs as to what we (man) actually mean when we refer to God with a capital G?

It's not so much that I think it silly should a Gray Alien or Frogman or intelligent Insectoid manifest intense respect for a higher being, but given that many of our alien abductors claim unearthly knowledge inclusive of time, space, creation and evolution renders the whole concept of 'worship' suspiciously out of context.

Which leads me to question the validity of such claims in the first place.
Any ideas?