Re: Jet Propulsion Laboratory Honored By Scientific American

From: Steen (virker_at_ikke.invalid)
Date: 11/30/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 10:42:07 +0100

jonathan wrote:

> I think the rovers will be remembered as the
> greatest space mission of all time. Even Apollo 11
> or Voyager pales in comparison to the effects
> finding life elsewhere will have on religion, science
> and philosophy. This is perhaps the greatest
> turning-point in all of human history.

Err, they haven't found the slightest trace of life yet. Maybe it's a
liiitle early to break out the Champagne...

> This discovery will bring a new appreciation of
> the universal strength of evolution...creation...and
> allow science and religion, at last, to converge.

I hope - and believe - that quite the contrary will occur. Many people would
realize, that there is no need to believe in non-existing, supernatural
beings.

> Which will bring an end to the eternal conflict that
> is the source of most human misery and ignorance.

*IF* life is discovered - one way or another. But let's not forget, that as
of now, there is not the slightest trace of evidence of life anywhere else
but here. Personally, I believe that it's because there IS no other life -
anywhere. At all. Which is also the reason, SETI has returned no results so
far.

Instead of asking "what if there's life on other planets", we should be
asking ourselves "what if there ISN'T?" Maybe it's not until people realize
that we are completely alone, that we can start treating each other more
kindly.

/steen

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