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cleanhippie

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2. With most people's belief in their god predicated on the assumption that we are alone...

Reply to SheilaT (Reply #1)

Thu May 22, 2014, 09:02 PM

May 2014

it will be interesting to observe how will people reconcile such a discovery with their beliefs.

I think it will be worthy at the very least.

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Astronomers Tell Congress They’re Almost Certain ET Exists [View all] cleanhippie May 2014 OP

I think that's why so many religions SheilaT May 2014 #1

With most people's belief in their god predicated on the assumption that we are alone... cleanhippie May 2014 #2

"With most people's belief in their god predicated on the assumption that we are alone..."? Starboard Tack May 2014 #4

I'm with you goldent May 2014 #12

Maybe some will do like the Mormons did with the discovery of the "New World" gtar100 May 2014 #31

Whatever it is, it will be a spectacle to behold. cleanhippie May 2014 #32

A little long, but Susan Blackmore tackles this from one direction. A suggested change to AtheistCrusader May 2014 #3

She's somewhat sloppy in her statements: she describes Darwinism reasonably well, struggle4progress May 2014 #14

I never meet many people concerned about this topic struggle4progress May 2014 #5

Most of the people I know okasha May 2014 #6

Extraterrestrial life is an interesting topic; and I think it's worth supporting some scientific struggle4progress May 2014 #11

I rather think the evidence okasha May 2014 #17

I have no particular problem with the idea that we should regard the rest of the universe struggle4progress May 2014 #20

what an odd statement. Warren Stupidity May 2014 #7

I've never met anyone with a theological interest in this question struggle4progress May 2014 #8

well that is likely because most religious people are incurious about their religion. Warren Stupidity May 2014 #9

I don't think my religion purports to tell me what to think about such questions struggle4progress May 2014 #13

Sounds like it's only an issue for the religious fundies and their doppelganger anti-theists. nt Starboard Tack May 2014 #15

I can't imagine why it would be an issue for anyone trying to live a real life today struggle4progress May 2014 #16

sure if by "fundie" you mean anyone who actually believes that this jesus fellow Warren Stupidity May 2014 #22

No, I include you and other extreme anti-theists. Starboard Tack May 2014 #27

wow now I've gone from an anti-theist to an "extreme" anti-theist. Warren Stupidity May 2014 #29

Yep, I think that's how many Christians see themselves and everyone else. As God's creatures. Starboard Tack May 2014 #30

you don't see any conflict between the christian foundational myth and a universe teeming Warren Stupidity May 2014 #18

Well, since my religion asks me to hope for a day when we all beat our swords into plowshares struggle4progress May 2014 #19

in other words you aren't even slightly curious about how et affects the foundational myth of Warren Stupidity May 2014 #23

If you're interested (say) in whether aliens abducted Jesus from his tomb, or whether the Ascension struggle4progress May 2014 #24

I think it was clear in his first response that he wasn't interested in this topic at all. cleanhippie May 2014 #25

Nor have I. okasha May 2014 #10

The discovery of life elsewhere (especially intelligent life) would probably... stone space May 2014 #21

That would seem to be a reasonable assumption. Judging by a few responses above... cleanhippie May 2014 #26

My faith would have no problem with the existence of EBEs Prophet 451 May 2014 #28

It would be an interesting conversaton. cleanhippie May 2014 #33

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