I'm not so sure, MadJack
I think that atheists happily accept the possibility of life in some form on other planets. Moderate religous believers will simply retrofit their beliefs in order to incorporate the fact. I'm sure that there are skewed inerpretations of most religious texts that can explain it. Extremists will denounce it all as blasphemous lies and misinformation. Business as usual.
Human beings have an unexhaustable capacity for comforting self-delusion. It's constantly amazing to me.
I think that atheists happily accept the possibility of life in some form on other planets. Moderate religous believers will simply retrofit their beliefs in order to incorporate the fact. I'm sure that there are skewed inerpretations of most religious texts that can explain it. Extremists will denounce it all as blasphemous lies and misinformation. Business as usual.
Human beings have an unexhaustable capacity for comforting self-delusion. It's constantly amazing to me.