RE: Would theists become atheists if we found lifeform
May 24, 2013 at 9:21 pm
(This post was last modified: May 24, 2013 at 9:32 pm by Terr.)
(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?
No, they'd say, "god put them there".
(May 24, 2013 at 3:37 pm)NomenMihiNon Wrote: Another thing I thought of...scientifically literate theists (yes, they do exist) often use the "fine-tuning argument" that the laws of nature were specifically designed for the universe to eventually produce life. So the discovery of complex extraterrestrial lifeforms, intelligent or otherwise, would likely be seen by such people as further confirmation of this belief.
But in terms of the universe we have one sample, can't really test things out. Always hated the "fine-tuning argument", soo many untestable assumptions.
