What would you think if definitive proof of alien life emerged? Would it consign all religious thought to, as Mark Twain once predicted, the fate of a stuffed ornament in museums? How would suggestive confirmation of the principles of uniformity and plenitude - that if life can form on Earth it can form anywhere and thus will for everywhere - mix with confirmation of the principle of mediocrity (nothing special about humans)? Would mediocrity impact humans relation with technology and would plenitude turn science skyward?
Disclosure Day (2026), Spielberg: https://youtu.be/icDuEHSxE-w?si=jKBowVzx1K6IggNh
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There is zero natural evidence against the supernatural. The overwhelming evidence for it is that so many people continue to have faith in the existence of 'imaginary friends'.
The evidence suggests there is no supernatural simply because it goes against science, and that is the way we understand everything in the world. However you are correct in the fact science cannot disprove it.
I do not agree that the evidence is overwhelming due to the numbers that have faith. As people become more educated generally faith subsides, 500 years ago non-believers would of been very scarce indeed.
Religious people are athiests to all other religions other than their own. Non-religious people just go one further.
Strange Eel, Erich von Däniken interpreted the Nephilim in the book of genesis as referring to aliens. So I have no doubt religion would work "we never said humans were alone" into re-drawn creation myths.
But it would be contentious and probably split most orthodox religions. Not just creation myths, but salvation myths and ideals of human specialness.
I would welcome that internal division, being a secular atheist.
It would be a revelation. (no pun intended)
Where does science come from?
Us
Who is 'US' ? And where do 'US' come from
The absence of evidence is normally thought weak evidence to establish non-existence or non-effect, except when there has been much evidence to find the phenomena or the effect and we have reasonable grounds to expect evidence would present itself if something to see.
Rules out sky fairies but the vastness of space rules out any expectations that evidence would emerge easily of alien life?
The point here SE and I admire your oversight, but there is every chance they do exist, they just don't want to exist with us....pretty understandable really!
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