(September 6, 2013 at 11:13 am)gall Wrote: There is no reason to think either side is right since it is all 100% speculation and cannot be based on anything we see or hear on our planet. Until we actually have experience with ET's we have nothing except raw guessing.
Obviously any speculation on this matter would be exactly that, speculation, but I'd of thought that goes without saying.
The thing is, the advanced form of life on this planet happens to have strong ties and history with religion. You can absolutely base speculation on that fact. Does it mean for certain that other forms of life out there would have similar histories or connections with what we call religion? No, but considering it has already happened once in the universe, it's not too far-fetched to speculate it may happen again in some form or another, should life be as abundant as I personally would guess it is out there.
