RE: Would theists become atheists if we found lifeform
May 24, 2013 at 5:25 pm
(This post was last modified: May 24, 2013 at 5:48 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(May 23, 2013 at 4:54 pm)Dutchy Wrote: Would theists become atheists if we found lifeform on a other planet?
And i mean real lifeform, not micro organism.
Or better yet, what if we found intelligent lifeform that have civilazations?
Cause as far as i know there are not mentions of other life on other planets in the bible or quran (or is there?).
I wonder even if there is mention of any planets at all in bible or quran. As far as i know only earth, moon sun and stars.
Would the habitually lazy and idolent suddenly become energetic and diligent just because new life forms were found on another planet?
To adapt one's fundamental world view to new facts requires intellectual honesty, curiosity, and above all diligence. IMHO intellectual honesty and diligence ares traits whose absence is required for one to be a theist in an even moderately developed country in the 21st century. If finding ET wouldn't shake one out of laziness and indolence, why would it make a atheist out of an theist?
