[Lee N. Field]

Oh, man, he looks a bit creepy. Like a Church of England guy.

While the discovery of life elsewhere will not prove nor disprove the existence of God, Brother Consolmagno expects that it will open the door to ponder what form salvation history may take in other intelligent societies.

Nothing very promising yet. "Earthlike!" in the excited press release description of a newly found planet usually means "not a hot superjovian".

An avid reader of science fiction,

Well, I am too, or was. But I don't think we live in a Star Trek universe. The Fermi Paradox is a powerful argument.

[ConservativeDude]

The Fermi Paradox is a powerful argument.”

Is it interesting to note that they rely on pure math sans evidence, when it fits their worldview (”statistically impossible that there isn’t life elsewhere! pure arrogance to think earth is special!”). But yet they dismiss pure math (intelligence design), when it doesn’t fit their worldview?

That’s how I see it.

But I’d be curious for your opinion.....