[ClearCase_guy]

There is no "hard evidence" for extraterrestials, but if they suddenly showed up, it would not alter my faith at all.

I suppose that some folks might maintain that there is no "hard evidence" for angels or God -- but if they suddenly showed up, I think every knee would bow.

In other words, I think the overweening faith of the secular humanists is built on sand.

[MrB]

Might as well ask “would monkeys flying out of your butt sway your religious beliefs”.

It ain’t happenin’.

[cookcounty]

"I suppose that some folks might maintain that there is no "hard evidence" for angels or God -- but if they suddenly showed up, I think every knee would bow."

Actually, quite a few would rise up and say "you didn't get me what I wanted for Christmas!" It's all bad, and it's your fault!"

[cripplecreek]

In other words, I think the overweening faith of the secular humanists is built on sand.

A week or so back a similar article was posted. The scientist in the article was a techno-bigot.

He claimed that older people would have trouble accepting the arrival of aliens because we didn't grow up with all the technology since video games. The fact is that we 40+ folks have a long history of accepting new things. Its the younger ideological morons who have never been expected to accept reality.

I think the plot of the movie Mars Attacks is probably a lot closer to reality. The older folks would wisely hang back to observe while the young utopians would run with open arms into alien weapons fire.