Evidence of Alien Origins in Bible

I can't think of any overt example of the Bible making a claim that we're from another part of the created universe. Nor, I should add, does it explicitely say that we are not. I think the general weight of the Biblical evidence would argue that we're not -- that is, that God created the universe and the earth, and he populated the earth directly.

The passage in the Bible where most people find a suggestion of the earth being inhabited by something (or someone) other than man himself is Genesis 6:4.

The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came into the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown. (Genesis 6:4)

I'm not Bible expert, but I've read enough commentary and margin notes on this to know that there's no settled consensus on what exactly this means.

From a purely theological viewpoint (and a personal viewpoint), it strikes me that as long as God is the central (and sole) creative force, and that his sovereign rule is maintained, then whether our existence is direct or from another planet is somewhat secondary. But to the extent someone tries to use alien intervention as an argument against the existence and sovereignty of God, then the problems arise.

I would guess if you took a poll out there in the world of Christian believers, the theory of our coming from an alien origin would not be well received.

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We could consume hours and hours of time and gigabytes of disk space debating what is truly meant by the monolith in "2001." I think it's pretty clear that the monolith was placed there -- in other words, it was not the work of natural geological forces. [ Oh no! Evidence of "Intelligent Design!" :-) ]

I think it can be agreed upon that the monolith sparked the development of mankind. It's placement and whatever force it used to act upon the apes present at the time is what sparked the evolution and development of the human race.

But was it an experiment gone awry? Would the beings who placed it there have been pleased or disappointed by the ape who used his new awareness to kill another ape? Could that scene from "2001" be a parallel to the Genesis account of the creation of man, and the fairly rapid fall of man into sin? The creators of the monolith are never revealed ... could it be God himself? Is the monolith just another representation of Michelangelo's painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel where God is reaching out his hand to place the spark of life into Adam?

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Your daughter has it right ... geekiness is alright, provided one abides by current fashion norms.

Fashion rules. It appears to always have ruled. I wonder why that is?

Here in the United States we have a show on TV called, "How Do I Look?" The premise is that people who are in desperate shape from a fashion perspective are "rescued" by two close friends and a professional stylist. The show is 1 hour long, and the first 20 minutes is spent trying to establish drama by showing the two friends and the stylist attacking the participant and their present choice in clothes. There is much wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then everyone goes shopping, new outfits are assembled, new makeup and hair styles implemented, and in the end of the "new" person emerges, claiming new depths of happiness.

It's a fun 1 hour of wasted time. It's fun trying to guess which of the three outfit ensembles will be chosen -- so in that sense, it's a bit of a participatory show. But if I were to read too much into it, it becomes sad very quickly. I try not to infuse the show with much meaning, if at all.