[DouglasKC]

The longer I'm alive the more I realize that earth is special. It was made by God for and because of people because we are special to God. The incredible "coincidences" that enable earth...and the universe...to sustain life are mathematically impossible. And the odds that life arose on its own is impossible. IF the same odds were applied to any other problem or endeavor it would be deemed impossible by every scientist in the world.

I used to be big into the idea that there MUST be life out there. But now I'm convinced that the ONLY reason that people think there MUST be is a chance to finally once and for all disprove the idea of a creator God and his special creation...the Godkind.

[Right Brother]

Actually, I think the discovery of life on other planets would validate God. If life is some sort of cosmic accident, then it should likely not be repeated elsewhere. Numerous similar ‘accidents’ implies purpose.

[scrabblehack]

I think any habitable planet would be so far out there that Earthlings could never get there. They’d have to build a network of space stations, and by the ttme they reached the planet, some of the space stations would have failed, so they’d have to start all over.

The stars out there are so far away and many of them cannot be used for navigation. So why would God create them?

[avenir]

Good post.

I’ve always thought the “others” were those in the angelic realm.

“He makes his angels winds,
His ministers of flame of fire”

CS Lewis said somewhere, “Possible worlds” are worlds God could have made, but didnt’

[TexasGator]

Maybe God learned from his mistakes and created better lives elsewhere?

[GingisK]

The longer I'm alive the more I realize that earth is special.

The longer I'm alive the more I realize that humans are a failed species. The planet is very lovely.