Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Just In Case You Were Wondering


Are Aliens Part of God's Plan, Too? Finding E.T. Could Change Religion Forever

I don't really see how the knowledge of extra-terrestrial life would "change religion forever" or, at least, change Christianity forever.  After all, our religion is predicated on the radical redefinition of community, and a close encounter would certainly be radical.

Then again, this is from a science journal and I've noticed that many contemporary science writers are theologically "simple".