[Tell It Right]

“There are considerable religious, philosophical, practical considerations in either case, especially in the long run.”

What are they?

IMHO, atheists must find advanced life outside of Earth to prove that a series of freak accidents could have resulted in our existence. The more we look and look and look without finding advanced life in space, the more it sees we were specially created by a Creator.

But Christians don't have that restriction. Whether or not advanced life exists elsewhere doesn't negate our belief that God created us. God could have created other advanced organisms elsewhere. And it's possible He didn't.

[ifinnegan]

I agree.

They really do want to find it because they incorrectly think it would atheism.

[discostu]

No, we’re mostly hoping for intelligent life out there cause there’s bugger all down here. (hat tip to Eric Idle)