Re: New religions (was Re: Distant planet judged possibly habitable)

On 26 Apr, 14:01, "Paul F. Dietz" <d...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Sylvia Else wrote:
Perhaps we need to start a religion focused on going to other planets to
find extra-terrestrial life.

I'd be amused to see a religion that took evolution not only
as a fact, but as god's plan, and derived a dogma around it.
Kind of a combination of Calvinism and Social Darwinism.
It's your fate and duty to properly express your genome so
selection can act on it.

The above could be seen as in line with Catholic doctrine.


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