The discovery of alien life may be close. How will religion survive it?

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Interesting discussion in the Guardian. I suspect discovery of alien life won't have so much effect on the devoutly religious, they will sweep it into the 'science+facts to be erased' brain compartment. It will be helpful to stem religious take up of the educated young hopefully and perhaps be a light bulb moment to those not completely beyond help.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfre..._clipboard

There is nothing about alien life that is contradictory to religion. I've always been of the opinion that there probably is life on other planets.

Well..... I grant you that the catholics have come a long way on the subject but still there are giveaways.

http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/ar...s2c1p6.htm

355 "God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him, male and female he created them."218 Man occupies a unique place in creation: (I) he is "in the image of God"; (II) in his own nature he unites the spiritual and material worlds; (III) he is created "male and female"; (IV) God established him in his friendship.

I. "IN THE IMAGE OF GOD"
356 Of all visible creatures only man is "able to know and love his creator".219 He is "the only creature on earth that God has willed for its own sake",220 and he alone is called to share, by knowledge and love, in God's own life. It was for this end that he was created, and this is the fundamental reason for his dignity:

An ET would really piss on that parade but still, they have come a lot farther than fundie xtians who take this shit literally.