RE: What do you think will happen to Religion if Extra Terrestrial Life were discovered?
July 17, 2010 at 1:37 pm
Superstarr -
That's assuming that going back in time would confirm god's existence or otherwise. I don't believe it would at all, but that's another discussion altogether. The point is that theistic beliefs don't necessarily get in the way of scientific advancement, far from it. The reference point is usually christianity and the other main religions. ETs would not be involved with those and you have no idea what their beliefs would be. Besides, there are plenty of theist scientists, and the fact that they exist (the fact that even 1 would exist) shows that you can be a theist and scientifically minded. The two aren't mutually exclusive. Even a simple example illustrates this :
A theistic belief that god is the creator of the universe. The purpose of (little green) man is to explore and enjoy this universe, meet your fellow creations, and learn as much as you can about the workings of the universe.
A belief like that (regardless of whether you agree with it or not) wouldn't get in the way of scientific advancement. Nothing about it would hinder scientific progress.
That's assuming that going back in time would confirm god's existence or otherwise. I don't believe it would at all, but that's another discussion altogether. The point is that theistic beliefs don't necessarily get in the way of scientific advancement, far from it. The reference point is usually christianity and the other main religions. ETs would not be involved with those and you have no idea what their beliefs would be. Besides, there are plenty of theist scientists, and the fact that they exist (the fact that even 1 would exist) shows that you can be a theist and scientifically minded. The two aren't mutually exclusive. Even a simple example illustrates this :
A theistic belief that god is the creator of the universe. The purpose of (little green) man is to explore and enjoy this universe, meet your fellow creations, and learn as much as you can about the workings of the universe.
A belief like that (regardless of whether you agree with it or not) wouldn't get in the way of scientific advancement. Nothing about it would hinder scientific progress.
