Evidence of ET?

[Jehanne]

[ignoramus]

Nah, don't sweat it brah...

It'll just be:

"Obviously God is a greater giver of life than we imagined! Praise the almighty!"

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

But, unlike religion, modern scientists are not willing to "take it on faith." But, still, the evidence is tantalizing.

WHAT evidence? I'll save you the trouble: There is no evidence at all that the variability of KIC 8462852 has anything to with ETI or built structures or anything of the sort. There are speculations that this may be the case, but there is no evidence.

I weep for my species when I reflect that of the half-dozen or so hypotheses regarding the light fluctuations of this star, the one everybody seems eager to pounce on is that aliens are building Dyson swarms.

Boru

[Jehanne]

But, unlike religion, modern scientists are not willing to "take it on faith."  But, still, the evidence is tantalizing.

WHAT evidence?  I'll save you the trouble:  There is no evidence at all that the variability of KIC 8462852 has anything to with ETI or built structures or anything of the sort.  There are speculations that this may be the case, but there is no evidence.

I weep for my species when I reflect that of the half-dozen or so hypotheses regarding the light fluctuations of this star, the one everybody seems eager to pounce on is that aliens are building Dyson swarms.

Boru

I stand (or sit) corrected!  Speculation is a much, much better term!!  The perspective that I was bringing was, "If one eliminates the impossible, then what remains, however improbable..."  The "cold comet swarm" just doesn't sit with me, but I agree, more observations are needed!  But, yes, it's all a bunch of speculation at this point, but still, better than religion which offers no evidence and no verifiability and/or falsifiability.

[Catholic_Lady]

I don't see why ET life would be in opposition to theism at all...

[Minimalist]

26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

No mention of other planets.

Now, as noted above, some theist will say, "ah, but if you stand on your head with an ultra-violet lamp stuck in your ass and shine it in a mirror on the Greek words they don't really mean that."

[Reforged]

[God of Mr. Hanky]

[Cyberman]

I don't see why ET life would be in opposition to theism at all...

It wouldn't be. The Abrahamic religions might have a bit of explaining to do, though.

[Edwardo Piet]