RE: What do you think will happen to Religion if Extra Terrestrial Life were discovered?
July 18, 2010 at 3:54 pm
(July 18, 2010 at 8:07 am)Godhead Wrote: Omnissiunt -
But you're referring to earth history, and humans. You don't know how things would have turned out on another planet, their history, or anything about their politics, culture, their psychology, and other factors which would influence the relationship between theism and atheism and science on their planet. It is possible to believe in god and not have beliefs which hinder scientific progress. It's also a fact that theist scientists exist. Add those three things together and there's no reason to strongly assume that ETs would necessarily not be theists. Also, the ones doing the visiting might be atheists, while most of their population back home might be theists. Or vice versa.
Well, I was mainly referring to your statement that humanity will have some epiphany about religion. But it seems inconsistent for you to say that we know nothing about the ETs' nature, then to use facts from our world as evidence that they might be theists.
'We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.' H.L. Mencken
'False religion' is the ultimate tautology.
'It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.' Mark Twain
'I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.' Abraham Lincoln
'False religion' is the ultimate tautology.
'It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.' Mark Twain
'I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.' Abraham Lincoln
