J&M pose an interesting question this week. If we find evidence of extra-terrestrial life on Mars (or anywhere else) what does that mean for the swathe of religions that are founded on the idea that we (Humans) are made in the "image of their god" and are somehow special? That somehow we're the centre of attention when it comes to judging, smiting and saving etc. I would put a lot of money on the various established churches coming up with some old hogwash about their particular "God" creating the whole universe and therefore everything that's in it, including other life-forms, the missionaries and apologists would have a field-day! However, I'm sure that if we made contact with any properly inter-stellar species, one sufficiently advanced to travel between systems and not just planets, then they'd think our religious ideas were hopelessly parochial and quaint, right before they obliterated us with their death rays in order to harvest the rare Earth metals in our bones, in true Darwinian style.
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