Science, Religion, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Wilkinson David
Science, Religion, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Wilkinson David If the discovery of life elsewhere in the universe is just around the corner, what would be the consequences for…
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Science, Religion, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Wilkinson David
If the discovery of life elsewhere in the universe is just around the corner, what would be the consequences for religion? Some would suggest that the discovery of any suggestion of extraterrestrial life would have a greater impact than even the Copernican and Darwinian revolutions.It is now over 50 years since the first modern scientific papers were published on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI). Would it represent another major conflict between science and religion, even leading to the death of faith?
SETI is now entering its most important era of scientific development. Yet the religious implications of this search and possible discovery have never been systematically addressed in the scientific or theological arena. New observation techniques are leading to the discovery of extra-solar planets daily, and the Kepler mission has already collected over 1000